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
A tested party regular , Funk was sure to work closely with Göring , now
responsible for the implementation of the Four - Year Plan and commander in
chief of the air force . Similarly , von Neurath was dismissed from the Foreign
Ministry in ...
A tested party regular , Funk was sure to work closely with Göring , now
responsible for the implementation of the Four - Year Plan and commander in
chief of the air force . Similarly , von Neurath was dismissed from the Foreign
Ministry in ...
Page 183
On September 12 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 12 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 ...
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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 Lammers ,
chief of the Reich Chancellery , who had frequent access to Hitler .
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 Lammers ,
chief of the Reich Chancellery , who had frequent access to Hitler .
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Contents
THE GOLDEN | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in History |
| Authors | Arno J. Mayer, Mayer. Arno J. |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394571541, 9780394571546 |
| Length | 492 pages |
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