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 163
... took over from them were answerable to Himmler and Heydrich , not to the field command or military government of the Wehrmacht . This irruption of political soldiers into Austria and Czechoslovakia was in no way connected with the ...
... took over from them were answerable to Himmler and Heydrich , not to the field command or military government of the Wehrmacht . This irruption of political soldiers into Austria and Czechoslovakia was in no way connected with the ...
Page 181
... took place on Sunday , September 3 , in the Pomeranian city of Brom- berg , or Bydgoszcz , where about 1,000 Germans were killed . German military and security officials instantly portrayed this explosion of murderous but spontaneous ...
... took place on Sunday , September 3 , in the Pomeranian city of Brom- berg , or Bydgoszcz , where about 1,000 Germans were killed . German military and security officials instantly portrayed this explosion of murderous but spontaneous ...
Page 228
... took it upon themselves to mutilate , decapitate , and impale infidels . In the meantime there were also several incidents of cannibalism . These were attributed to the Tafurs , the mendicant warriors , who followed in the wake of the ...
... took it upon themselves to mutilate , decapitate , and impale infidels . In the meantime there were also several incidents of cannibalism . These were attributed to the Tafurs , the mendicant warriors , who followed in the wake of the ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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