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 178
... western Ukraine and western Belorussia to Germany . Moscow seized nearly as much territory as Berlin , but with a population of only about 13 million , including 1.2 to 1.5 million Jews . Although the " Jewish question " was never on ...
... western Ukraine and western Belorussia to Germany . Moscow seized nearly as much territory as Berlin , but with a population of only about 13 million , including 1.2 to 1.5 million Jews . Although the " Jewish question " was never on ...
Page 201
... western European countries , however , were much less severely wracked by the war of 1939-45 than the war of 1914-18 . The contrast between the principal western and eastern campaigns was particularly stark . The Third Reich lost fewer ...
... western European countries , however , were much less severely wracked by the war of 1939-45 than the war of 1914-18 . The contrast between the principal western and eastern campaigns was particularly stark . The Third Reich lost fewer ...
Page 415
... western Russia and eastern Poland that had been spared in the early summer of 1941 were devastated three years later . Benefiting from shortened supply lines and fearful of Soviet vengeance , the German armies fought to the last ditch ...
... western Russia and eastern Poland that had been spared in the early summer of 1941 were devastated three years later . Benefiting from shortened supply lines and fearful of Soviet vengeance , the German armies fought to the last ditch ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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