Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in HistoryThis highly acclaimed book presents a radically new view of the origins of the Holocaust. Mayer argues that the slaughter of the Jews was not part of Hitler's plan from the start, but came about only when the Nazis' massive campaign aagainst Russia foundered. Illustrated. |
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Page 146
... bolshevism . He alleged that in Russia " godless ... [ and ] anticultural " bolshevism had killed over 1.8 million people , including “ 6,000 teachers and professors , 8,800 physi- cians , 54,000 officers , 260,000 soldiers , 105,000 ...
... bolshevism . He alleged that in Russia " godless ... [ and ] anticultural " bolshevism had killed over 1.8 million people , including “ 6,000 teachers and professors , 8,800 physi- cians , 54,000 officers , 260,000 soldiers , 105,000 ...
Page 151
... bolshevism and National Socialism as " the great thesis and antithesis of this century . " According to Hitler , the world had seen no comparable crisis " since the rise of Christianity , the triumphal march of Islam , or the ...
... bolshevism and National Socialism as " the great thesis and antithesis of this century . " According to Hitler , the world had seen no comparable crisis " since the rise of Christianity , the triumphal march of Islam , or the ...
Page 446
... bolshevism , which is Germany's essential task , the ambition of my life , and the raison d'ętre of National Socialism . " This drive to destroy bolshevism " would have been coupled with the conquest of vast spaces in the east ...
... bolshevism , which is Germany's essential task , the ambition of my life , and the raison d'ętre of National Socialism . " This drive to destroy bolshevism " would have been coupled with the conquest of vast spaces in the east ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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