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 362
... death at Auschwitz . It also worsened the epidemic which ravaged Auschwitz , especially Birkenau , in the summer of ... death . In sum , selection for almost certain and instant death was implicit in the very decision to send Jews ...
... death at Auschwitz . It also worsened the epidemic which ravaged Auschwitz , especially Birkenau , in the summer of ... death . In sum , selection for almost certain and instant death was implicit in the very decision to send Jews ...
Page 364
... death , for consignment to the perils of life in the camps or to the gas chambers . In any case , as previously noted , given the local conditions and needs , selection for death was already implied , even if not prescribed or specified ...
... death , for consignment to the perils of life in the camps or to the gas chambers . In any case , as previously noted , given the local conditions and needs , selection for death was already implied , even if not prescribed or specified ...
Page 374
... death , their corpses burned on pyres . How many were gassed during the second half of 1942 is difficult to say . It should be remembered , though , that at this time only the two improvised gas chambers - Bunker I and Bunker II — were ...
... death , their corpses burned on pyres . How many were gassed during the second half of 1942 is difficult to say . It should be remembered , though , that at this time only the two improvised gas chambers - Bunker I and Bunker II — were ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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