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 326
By late 1944 every fifth worker in the Reich was non - German , although there
had of course been foreign workers in the German labor force before Sauckel ' s
appointment . Needless to say , to accomplish this feat Sauckel ' s recruiters had
to ...
By late 1944 every fifth worker in the Reich was non - German , although there
had of course been foreign workers in the German labor force before Sauckel ' s
appointment . Needless to say , to accomplish this feat Sauckel ' s recruiters had
to ...
Page 327
But since most of the eastern workers were unskilled or semiskilled , Sauckel
increasingly looked to western Europe to supply skilled hands , if necessary by
impressment . Between April and July 1942 Sauckel recruited well over 1 million
...
But since most of the eastern workers were unskilled or semiskilled , Sauckel
increasingly looked to western Europe to supply skilled hands , if necessary by
impressment . Between April and July 1942 Sauckel recruited well over 1 million
...
Page 359
Just as Farben ' s overall work force doubled during the war , so the proportion of
foreign workers nearly doubled , to reach well over 80 , 000 . Prisoners of war
were only half as productive as German workers , and camp inmates even less
so .
Just as Farben ' s overall work force doubled during the war , so the proportion of
foreign workers nearly doubled , to reach well over 80 , 000 . Prisoners of war
were only half as productive as German workers , and camp inmates even less
so .
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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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