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. After
the ...
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. After
the ...
Page 207
But the campaign against Soviet Russia was not an ordinary military operation. It
was exceptionally destructive less because of the immense size, speed, and
firepower of the invading fighting forces than by virtue of their built-in fury and the
...
But the campaign against Soviet Russia was not an ordinary military operation. It
was exceptionally destructive less because of the immense size, speed, and
firepower of the invading fighting forces than by virtue of their built-in fury and the
...
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Contents
Historical Signposts | 3 |
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The Final Solution in History |
| Author | Arno J. Mayer |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394571541, 9780394571546 |
| Length | 492 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Holocaust History / Military / World War II |
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