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 188
As a start , the Jews of the incorporated territories of the Warthegau should be
clustered and resettled , but this same process should not be put off too long in
the occupied zone of the General Government . Heydrich confirmed these “
projected ...
As a start , the Jews of the incorporated territories of the Warthegau should be
clustered and resettled , but this same process should not be put off too long in
the occupied zone of the General Government . Heydrich confirmed these “
projected ...
Page 251
Bolsheviks who had managed to stay behind in the occupied territories were “
using terror to unsettle " the civilian population . They were also disrupting
agricultural and factory production , thereby “ recklessly fostering famine in cities .
Bolsheviks who had managed to stay behind in the occupied territories were “
using terror to unsettle " the civilian population . They were also disrupting
agricultural and factory production , thereby “ recklessly fostering famine in cities .
Page 299
In the east both the military campaign and the ungodly crusade became even
more savage than originally planned , while throughout German - occupied
Europe the Nazis kept tightening their barbarous shackles . At the same time ,
forced into ...
In the east both the military campaign and the ungodly crusade became even
more savage than originally planned , while throughout German - occupied
Europe the Nazis kept tightening their barbarous shackles . At the same time ,
forced into ...
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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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