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 54
But perhaps he was more typical than Luzzatti of the other assimilated Jews who
occupied high positions in Italy ' s political society early in this century : Leone
Wollemborg , minister of finance from 1900 to 1903 ; General Giuseppe
Ottolenghi ...
But perhaps he was more typical than Luzzatti of the other assimilated Jews who
occupied high positions in Italy ' s political society early in this century : Leone
Wollemborg , minister of finance from 1900 to 1903 ; General Giuseppe
Ottolenghi ...
Page 156
Furthermore , as early as June 1936 Eicke argued that future concentration
camps should be large enough to hold potential antiwar activists . Originally ,
Buchenwald was planned for 3 , 000 inmates . But in late October its capacity
was ...
Furthermore , as early as June 1936 Eicke argued that future concentration
camps should be large enough to hold potential antiwar activists . Originally ,
Buchenwald was planned for 3 , 000 inmates . But in late October its capacity
was ...
Page 361
Pohl ' s confidence in the sufficiency of the local security forces was borne out in
early October 1944 when a mutiny by the prisoners of a special commando
working at Crematorium IV was easily and brutally quelled . In the meantime , the
...
Pohl ' s confidence in the sufficiency of the local security forces was borne out in
early October 1944 when a mutiny by the prisoners of a special commando
working at Crematorium IV was easily and brutally quelled . In the meantime , the
...
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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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