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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Thousands of cities, towns, and villages were laid waste, including their factories,
schools, and libraries. Throughout the occupied eastern territories the Germans
not only commandeered forced hard labor but also plundered livestock, horses, ...
Thousands of cities, towns, and villages were laid waste, including their factories,
schools, and libraries. Throughout the occupied eastern territories the Germans
not only commandeered forced hard labor but also plundered livestock, horses, ...
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ets of acculturation and assimilation in the main cities, the traditional profile of the
east-central European Jews remained essentially intact through the interwar
years. Most spoke Yiddish, were religiously observant, and limited their contact
with ...
ets of acculturation and assimilation in the main cities, the traditional profile of the
east-central European Jews remained essentially intact through the interwar
years. Most spoke Yiddish, were religiously observant, and limited their contact
with ...
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But those who stayed on or were left behind were trapped, for they were
concentrated in cities and towns that were crossroads of vital strategic
importance. Before the war, the embattled Ukrainian cities had been heavily
Jewish: Poltava 28 ...
But those who stayed on or were left behind were trapped, for they were
concentrated in cities and towns that were crossroads of vital strategic
importance. Before the war, the embattled Ukrainian cities had been heavily
Jewish: Poltava 28 ...
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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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