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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No less important , against the background of my own experience , the agony of
my grandparents made me aware that the impact of the Jewish catastrophe was
not altogether democratic , in that the odds for survival were unequal .
No less important , against the background of my own experience , the agony of
my grandparents made me aware that the impact of the Jewish catastrophe was
not altogether democratic , in that the odds for survival were unequal .
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In any event , while anti - Semitism was certainly an important ideological cement
binding together the rival factions of the Nazi movement , it was not one of Hitler '
s major or decisive electoral appeals . Moreover , not anti - Semitism but a ...
In any event , while anti - Semitism was certainly an important ideological cement
binding together the rival factions of the Nazi movement , it was not one of Hitler '
s major or decisive electoral appeals . Moreover , not anti - Semitism but a ...
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Bouhler and Brack were certainly of considerable importance by virtue of their
proximity to the highest spheres of government . Occupying important posts at the
Chancellery , both of them , but particularly Bouhler , had direct access to the ...
Bouhler and Brack were certainly of considerable importance by virtue of their
proximity to the highest spheres of government . Occupying important posts at the
Chancellery , both of them , but particularly Bouhler , had direct access to the ...
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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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