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 43
... because they tended to cluster in distinct residential sections . In addition , they
had an unusual occupational structure . Few of them were wage - earning
artisanal or industrial workers , and even fewer were agricultural laborers or
farmers .
... because they tended to cluster in distinct residential sections . In addition , they
had an unusual occupational structure . Few of them were wage - earning
artisanal or industrial workers , and even fewer were agricultural laborers or
farmers .
Page 207
This project called for an ever larger military - industrial complex which , with
Germany ' s narrow resource base , was difficult to sustain , particularly given
Hitler ' s reluctance to sacrifice butter for guns . The principal bottlenecks , both
actual ...
This project called for an ever larger military - industrial complex which , with
Germany ' s narrow resource base , was difficult to sustain , particularly given
Hitler ' s reluctance to sacrifice butter for guns . The principal bottlenecks , both
actual ...
Page 335
By this time Pohl had all but given up on the idea of developing a separate
industrial empire for the SS . Instead , he proposed to step up the practice of
hiring out the elastic supply of forced labor under the control of the WVHA to large
private ...
By this time Pohl had all but given up on the idea of developing a separate
industrial empire for the SS . Instead , he proposed to step up the practice of
hiring out the elastic supply of forced labor under the control of the WVHA to large
private ...
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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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