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
This lethal mixture of deliberate deprivation , overwork , and mistreatment fueled
the appalling rate of sickness and “ natural ” death at Auschwitz . It also worsened
the epidemic which ravaged Auschwitz , especially Birkenau , in the summer of ...
This lethal mixture of deliberate deprivation , overwork , and mistreatment fueled
the appalling rate of sickness and “ natural ” death at Auschwitz . It also worsened
the epidemic which ravaged Auschwitz , especially Birkenau , in the summer of ...
Page 364
An ultra - Nazi , he was charged with building and running his combined
production and death center at a pace that was set for him by others but that
compelled and encouraged him to exercise enormous discretion . It was within
this ...
An ultra - Nazi , he was charged with building and running his combined
production and death center at a pace that was set for him by others but that
compelled and encouraged him to exercise enormous discretion . It was within
this ...
Page 374
It is not unreasonable to suppose , therefore , that large numbers died a “ natural
” 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 ...
It is not unreasonable to suppose , therefore , that large numbers died a “ natural
” 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 ...
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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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