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 157
He cashiered von Fritsch, the commander in chief of the army, giving his post to
General Walther von Brauchitsch. Hitler also removed von Blomberg from the
Ministry of War, which he dissolved. The fuhrer decided to take command of all
the ...
He cashiered von Fritsch, the commander in chief of the army, giving his post to
General Walther von Brauchitsch. Hitler also removed von Blomberg from the
Ministry of War, which he dissolved. The fuhrer decided to take command of all
the ...
Page 183
On September 1 2 Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, chief of the Abwehr (military
intelligence) of the High Command of the Armed Forces, sent a first report about
the mistreatment of innocent civilians — notably of Polish nobles, intellectuals,
and ...
On September 1 2 Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, chief of the Abwehr (military
intelligence) of the High Command of the Armed Forces, sent a first report about
the mistreatment of innocent civilians — notably of Polish nobles, intellectuals,
and ...
Page 301
One delegate may be said to have come from the nerve center of the dual state:
Ministerial Director Wilhelm Kritzinger, sitting in for Dr. Hans Heinrich Lam- mers,
chief of the Reich Chancellery, who had frequent access to Hitler. The remaining
...
One delegate may be said to have come from the nerve center of the dual state:
Ministerial Director Wilhelm Kritzinger, sitting in for Dr. Hans Heinrich Lam- mers,
chief of the Reich Chancellery, who had frequent access to Hitler. The remaining
...
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Contents
Historical Signposts | 3 |
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The Final Solution in History |
| Author | Arno J. Mayer |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394571541, 9780394571546 |
| Length | 492 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Holocaust History / Military / World War II |
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