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 118
Bent on setting the pace, he hastened to purge Prussia's civil service and to use
its police force to restore the order which the Nazis themselves had done so
much to undermine. On February 17 he issued a circular instructing the police to
...
Bent on setting the pace, he hastened to purge Prussia's civil service and to use
its police force to restore the order which the Nazis themselves had done so
much to undermine. On February 17 he issued a circular instructing the police to
...
Page 370
With the Gestapo pressing the seamless drive against communism, sabotage,
and Jews, as part of the first of many security sweeps, in mid-May 1941 the
French police readily rounded up over 3,700 foreign Jews in Greater Paris and
interned ...
With the Gestapo pressing the seamless drive against communism, sabotage,
and Jews, as part of the first of many security sweeps, in mid-May 1941 the
French police readily rounded up over 3,700 foreign Jews in Greater Paris and
interned ...
Page 427
Accordingly, although the regular army played an important role, the SS and the
police set the pace and tone. Himmler enjoined his men to take no prisoners and
to level the city, partly as an object lesson to the rest of occupied Europe.
Accordingly, although the regular army played an important role, the SS and the
police set the pace and tone. Himmler enjoined his men to take no prisoners and
to level the city, partly as an object lesson to the rest of occupied Europe.
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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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