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 363
Much the same is true for the conflicting estimates and extrapolations of the
number of victims, since there are no reliable statistics to work with. Just as the
fact of the Jewish ordeal at Auschwitz is not contingent on the use of gas
chambers, ...
Much the same is true for the conflicting estimates and extrapolations of the
number of victims, since there are no reliable statistics to work with. Just as the
fact of the Jewish ordeal at Auschwitz is not contingent on the use of gas
chambers, ...
Page 367
The second time the local executioners probably asphyxiated their victims with
the insecticide Zyklon B. Although there may have been some Jews among these
victims, the bulk was not Jewish. Nor is there any reliable evidence to suggest ...
The second time the local executioners probably asphyxiated their victims with
the insecticide Zyklon B. Although there may have been some Jews among these
victims, the bulk was not Jewish. Nor is there any reliable evidence to suggest ...
Page 377
ceremony, and the victims suffered their dehumanization in terrifying silence. The
executioners ordained and enforced the way of perdition, leaving the victims no
choice but to bend to their mortifying yoke. There were no bonds of common ...
ceremony, and the victims suffered their dehumanization in terrifying silence. The
executioners ordained and enforced the way of perdition, leaving the victims no
choice but to bend to their mortifying yoke. There were no bonds of common ...
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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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