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 45
In January 1919 the lion ' s share of the Jewish vote went to the Democratic Party
, Weimar ' s most authentic but also ill - starred liberal - progressive party . As late
as 1930 the Staatspartei , this party ' s successor , still held a quarter of this ...
In January 1919 the lion ' s share of the Jewish vote went to the Democratic Party
, Weimar ' s most authentic but also ill - starred liberal - progressive party . As late
as 1930 the Staatspartei , this party ' s successor , still held a quarter of this ...
Page 120
Since the election of November 6 , 1932 , the Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) lost
only 2 percent of its popular vote and one parliamentary seat , leaving it with over
7 million supporters and 120 deputies . Although the Communist Party lost 19 ...
Since the election of November 6 , 1932 , the Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) lost
only 2 percent of its popular vote and one parliamentary seat , leaving it with over
7 million supporters and 120 deputies . Although the Communist Party lost 19 ...
Page 145
Both Stalin and the Communist parties of Europe were shaken by the ease and
speed with which the German Communist Party had been destroyed and the
Nazis had tightened their grip on power . Desperate to break out of its diplomatic
...
Both Stalin and the Communist parties of Europe were shaken by the ease and
speed with which the German Communist Party had been destroyed and the
Nazis had tightened their grip on power . Desperate to break out of its diplomatic
...
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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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