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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posed on Germany merely compounded the disablement of one of Europe's
pivotal economies and the dislocation of world finance and trade. If this economic
constriction and disorder became intractable it was largely for political and ...
posed on Germany merely compounded the disablement of one of Europe's
pivotal economies and the dislocation of world finance and trade. If this economic
constriction and disorder became intractable it was largely for political and ...
Page 144
By 1935 Hitler had reassured the economic and military elites that collaboration
was perfectly compatible with their own self-interest and relative autonomy. Big
business and finance were cheered by the quick pace of economic recovery.
By 1935 Hitler had reassured the economic and military elites that collaboration
was perfectly compatible with their own self-interest and relative autonomy. Big
business and finance were cheered by the quick pace of economic recovery.
Page 331
Even when Pohl established a separate economic bureau within the SS
administration in 1940, the idea of exploiting camp inmates for economically
productive purposes remained embryonic. All this changed radically in the late
winter and ...
Even when Pohl established a separate economic bureau within the SS
administration in 1940, the idea of exploiting camp inmates for economically
productive purposes remained embryonic. All this changed radically in the late
winter and ...
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Contents
Historical Signposts | 3 |
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The Final Solution in History |
| Author | Arno J. Mayer |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394571541, 9780394571546 |
| Length | 492 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Holocaust History / Military / World War II |
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