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 210
As for the felonies and crimes of German soldiers against enemy civilians, they
were not to be prosecuted unless they threatened to undermine military discipline
. In sum, while Soviet civilians were to be executed on mere suspicion, German ...
As for the felonies and crimes of German soldiers against enemy civilians, they
were not to be prosecuted unless they threatened to undermine military discipline
. In sum, while Soviet civilians were to be executed on mere suspicion, German ...
Page 267
The Soviet forces held out for at least a full month after the enemy all but closed
the ring around them. Despite heavy losses, Stalin refused to surrender Kiev until
September 19. By then Hitler and his closest military and political associates ...
The Soviet forces held out for at least a full month after the enemy all but closed
the ring around them. Despite heavy losses, Stalin refused to surrender Kiev until
September 19. By then Hitler and his closest military and political associates ...
Page 420
Although it was just short of midnight and there was need to drive home the
awareness that "the enemy stood at Germany's gates," it was important not to
become "hysterical." Instead, with its customary "revolutionary elan," the party
should ...
Although it was just short of midnight and there was need to drive home the
awareness that "the enemy stood at Germany's gates," it was important not to
become "hysterical." Instead, with its customary "revolutionary elan," the party
should ...
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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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