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
... of gas chambers in the mass murder of Jews at Auschwitz . 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 ...
... of gas chambers in the mass murder of Jews at Auschwitz . 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 ...
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
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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