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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Moscow also benefited from the fact that Germany had to face a second front and
that its cities were being pounded from the air . An additional advantage was that
by mid - 1943 Russia ' s shadow army was a reality , the bulk of its partisans ...
Moscow also benefited from the fact that Germany had to face a second front and
that its cities were being pounded from the air . An additional advantage was that
by mid - 1943 Russia ' s shadow army was a reality , the bulk of its partisans ...
Page 415
military ally on the eastern front surrendered unconditionally . Within a few weeks
Bulgaria and Finland followed suit . But the Germans were not put to rout . They
fought fiercely every inch of their forced withdrawal from Russia . There was little
...
military ally on the eastern front surrendered unconditionally . Within a few weeks
Bulgaria and Finland followed suit . But the Germans were not put to rout . They
fought fiercely every inch of their forced withdrawal from Russia . There was little
...
Page 419
This was confirmed on July 15 , 1944 , just before the attempted putsch , when
Hitler ordered Himmler to raise and equip fifteen new Waffen - SS divisions to
serve on the crumbling eastern front . Then , following his narrow escape on July
20 ...
This was confirmed on July 15 , 1944 , just before the attempted putsch , when
Hitler ordered Himmler to raise and equip fifteen new Waffen - SS divisions to
serve on the crumbling eastern front . Then , following his narrow escape on July
20 ...
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Contents
THE GOLDEN | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
Copyright | |
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| 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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