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 349
... mass murder remained all - pervasive . At Auschwitz and Majdanek , which were at one and the same time concentration camps and annihilation centers , the hyper- exploitation of inmates for war production was anything but spuri- ous . Of ...
... mass murder remained all - pervasive . At Auschwitz and Majdanek , which were at one and the same time concentration camps and annihilation centers , the hyper- exploitation of inmates for war production was anything but spuri- ous . Of ...
Page 391
... mass gassing of " unproductive " and " burdensome " civilians , above all Jews . As we have seen , some- time in November 1941 SS Captain Herbert Lange , the veteran of the euthanasia program in Poznań province , was asked to head up ...
... mass gassing of " unproductive " and " burdensome " civilians , above all Jews . As we have seen , some- time in November 1941 SS Captain Herbert Lange , the veteran of the euthanasia program in Poznań province , was asked to head up ...
Page 406
... mass shootings and mass gassings , though in which proportions remains uncertain . The bulk of the executions were carried out in nearby forests . After the shoot- ing of a group of Soviet POWs , most of the victims were Jews brought to ...
... mass shootings and mass gassings , though in which proportions remains uncertain . The bulk of the executions were carried out in nearby forests . After the shoot- ing of a group of Soviet POWs , most of the victims were Jews brought to ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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