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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21 remained in force until October 1941 , when the first serious setbacks of the
invasion forced a revision . Hitler and his generals spared no effort and expense
in mounting this gigantic operation . They knew that to be effective it would have
to ...
21 remained in force until October 1941 , when the first serious setbacks of the
invasion forced a revision . Hitler and his generals spared no effort and expense
in mounting this gigantic operation . They knew that to be effective it would have
to ...
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Their mission was to destroy the enemy forces concentrated in the Baltic lands
and to capture Leningrad , which would also ... Litovsk , these units were not only
the major pivot of the assault force but also its sharpest and fastest cutting edge .
Their mission was to destroy the enemy forces concentrated in the Baltic lands
and to capture Leningrad , which would also ... Litovsk , these units were not only
the major pivot of the assault force but also its sharpest and fastest cutting edge .
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bined to increase the overall mobility of the Soviet forces . Moscow ... force. on.
the. Continent . The. attack. was. centered two hundred miles east of Kiev , in the
Kursk salient , bounded by Orel to the north and Kharkov to the south . For this ...
bined to increase the overall mobility of the Soviet forces . Moscow ... force. on.
the. Continent . The. attack. was. centered two hundred miles east of Kiev , in the
Kursk salient , bounded by Orel to the north and Kharkov to the south . For this ...
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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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