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 307
... extermination . Of course , by this time emigration had long since come to a halt . Besides , the issue was no longer simply to make Old Germany judenfrei but to settle accounts with the Jews of all German - occupied and controlled ...
... extermination . Of course , by this time emigration had long since come to a halt . Besides , the issue was no longer simply to make Old Germany judenfrei but to settle accounts with the Jews of all German - occupied and controlled ...
Page 377
... extermination sites defy explanation . The historian faces them with a poverty of critical theory and imagination . This analytic and speculative inadequacy is compounded by his deficient empa- thetic understanding of the behavior of ...
... extermination sites defy explanation . The historian faces them with a poverty of critical theory and imagination . This analytic and speculative inadequacy is compounded by his deficient empa- thetic understanding of the behavior of ...
Page 401
... [ extermination camp ] in Bełżec . . . . Every- where the technique is the same , the Germans resorting to lies and deception . In addition , they take advantage of the fact that on the whole the Jews do not believe in the possibility of ...
... [ extermination camp ] in Bełżec . . . . Every- where the technique is the same , the Germans resorting to lies and deception . In addition , they take advantage of the fact that on the whole the Jews do not believe in the possibility of ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
Copyright | |
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