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
The police staged its second such operation on August 20 : to retaliate for
Communist agitation following the German invasion of the Soviet Union , and as
a measure of intimidation , the police remanded 4 , 200 Jews to Drancy , among
them ...
The police staged its second such operation on August 20 : to retaliate for
Communist agitation following the German invasion of the Soviet Union , and as
a measure of intimidation , the police remanded 4 , 200 Jews to Drancy , among
them ...
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
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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