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 51
This decline continued despite the 50 , 000 to 60 , 000 Jews who crossed the
Channel in the 1930s , raising Britain ' s Jewish population to 385 , 000 , and
London ' s to 235 , 000 . This was so because most of these new arrivals were ...
This decline continued despite the 50 , 000 to 60 , 000 Jews who crossed the
Channel in the 1930s , raising Britain ' s Jewish population to 385 , 000 , and
London ' s to 235 , 000 . This was so because most of these new arrivals were ...
Page 216
Instead , they kept exterminating partisans and Jews , much as the army
continued to take and decimate prisoners , in what was an inherently infinite
ideological war . By and large , Germany ' s Christian churches acted to
consecrate Hitler ' s ...
Instead , they kept exterminating partisans and Jews , much as the army
continued to take and decimate prisoners , in what was an inherently infinite
ideological war . By and large , Germany ' s Christian churches acted to
consecrate Hitler ' s ...
Page 406
Unlike the four all - out killing centers , but like Auschwitz , Majdanek continued to
have an economic and political mission . Throughout 1943 many thousands of
non - Jews from the General Government and from occupied Russian territories ...
Unlike the four all - out killing centers , but like Auschwitz , Majdanek continued to
have an economic and political mission . Throughout 1943 many thousands of
non - Jews from the General Government and from occupied Russian territories ...
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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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