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 180
During the fortnight preceding the attack Hitler repeatedly told his top military
commanders that their assignment went beyond defeating the Polish army and
occupying Polish territories up to a certain demarcation line . He made it clear
that he ...
During the fortnight preceding the attack Hitler repeatedly told his top military
commanders that their assignment went beyond defeating the Polish army and
occupying Polish territories up to a certain demarcation line . He made it clear
that he ...
Page 203
To be sure , he was at the height of his military power , with most of the Continent
under German domination or influence . Even so , Hitler knew that if he was to
tempt fortune with his bid for hegemony he would have to race against time .
To be sure , he was at the height of his military power , with most of the Continent
under German domination or influence . Even so , Hitler knew that if he was to
tempt fortune with his bid for hegemony he would have to race against time .
Page 213
Although it dealt with a strictly military matter , it was infused with the same venom
as all the other ideological commands issued since March 1941 , thereby setting
the stage for one of the greatest enormities of the Thirty Years War of this ...
Although it dealt with a strictly military matter , it was infused with the same venom
as all the other ideological commands issued since March 1941 , thereby setting
the stage for one of the greatest enormities of the Thirty Years War of this ...
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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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