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 205
... fighting machine , as well as in directing war games to test operational plans . The fall of 1940 also marked the start of an internecine disagreement that continued through late 1941 . Most army commanders urged giving first priority ...
... fighting machine , as well as in directing war games to test operational plans . The fall of 1940 also marked the start of an internecine disagreement that continued through late 1941 . Most army commanders urged giving first priority ...
Page 340
... fighting partisans " and gave him " sole re- sponsibility for antipartisan operations " in all the territories under ... fighting to establish a Thousand - Year Reich and create a new Europe , Germany was fighting for survival and 340.
... fighting partisans " and gave him " sole re- sponsibility for antipartisan operations " in all the territories under ... fighting to establish a Thousand - Year Reich and create a new Europe , Germany was fighting for survival and 340.
Page 415
... fighting with the destructive zeal that was characteristic of their crusade against the Soviet Union but that never informed their fighting against the Western Allies . During its great retreat from its continental conquests the Wehr ...
... fighting with the destructive zeal that was characteristic of their crusade against the Soviet Union but that never informed their fighting against the Western Allies . During its great retreat from its continental conquests the Wehr ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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