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 156
Heydrich , Eicke , Oswald Pohl - proposed to gear the still rudimentary
concentration - camp system to be of use to the Nazi Behemoth . Unemployment
had all but disappeared by the time forced - draft rearmament got under way . In
the face of ...
Heydrich , Eicke , Oswald Pohl - proposed to gear the still rudimentary
concentration - camp system to be of use to the Nazi Behemoth . Unemployment
had all but disappeared by the time forced - draft rearmament got under way . In
the face of ...
Page 288
The concentration camps and ghettos became the third source of forced labor ,
and will also be discussed in greater detail in the next chapter . Meanwhile , it is
worth noting that the camps were of practically no economic importance until well
...
The concentration camps and ghettos became the third source of forced labor ,
and will also be discussed in greater detail in the next chapter . Meanwhile , it is
worth noting that the camps were of practically no economic importance until well
...
Page 311
Prepare the concentration camps to take in 100 , 000 Jewish men and 50 , 000
Jewish women next month . In the coming weeks the concentration camps will
receive great economic contracts and assignments . SS Major General Pohl will ...
Prepare the concentration camps to take in 100 , 000 Jewish men and 50 , 000
Jewish women next month . In the coming weeks the concentration camps will
receive great economic contracts and assignments . SS Major General Pohl will ...
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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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