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 105
We stem the eternal Germanic migration to the South and West of Europe , and
direct our eyes towards the land in the East . We finally put an end to the prewar
colonial and trade policy and change over to the land policy of the future .
We stem the eternal Germanic migration to the South and West of Europe , and
direct our eyes towards the land in the East . We finally put an end to the prewar
colonial and trade policy and change over to the land policy of the future .
Page 227
But he was prepared to run this risk not just to regenerate Christendom and
reclaim the Holy Land from Islam , but also to steady the social foundations of the
Christian world . The increasing incidence of armed skirmishes among land -
starved ...
But he was prepared to run this risk not just to regenerate Christendom and
reclaim the Holy Land from Islam , but also to steady the social foundations of the
Christian world . The increasing incidence of armed skirmishes among land -
starved ...
Page 258
Throughout the interwar years the lands and peoples of these eastern marches
were ruled , as we saw , by regimes that were conservative or reactionary in
domestic affairs and antiSoviet in international politics . During the climacteric of ...
Throughout the interwar years the lands and peoples of these eastern marches
were ruled , as we saw , by regimes that were conservative or reactionary in
domestic affairs and antiSoviet in international politics . During the climacteric of ...
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Contents
THE GOLDEN | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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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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