Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in HistoryThis major work presents a radically new view of the origins of the Nazi slaughter of the Jews. Mayer argues that though Hitler was always viciously anti-Semitic, the genocide was not part of his plan from the start. Instead, it was triggered when the Nazi's massive campaign against Russia began to founder. Mayer places what Hitler called "the Final Solution" in historical context, examining both the prewar political situation in Europe that made it possible, and some analogous, if much less horrific, events in the distant past. The result is an important and provocative new answer to one of the most pressing questions facing historians today: How could such an enormity have come to pass? |
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... Heydrich set about implementing the order that had been conceived under such radically different conditions . Ever since the start of Barbarossa , of course , Heydrich had been in charge of the Einsatzgruppen on the eastern front . He ...
... Heydrich set about implementing the order that had been conceived under such radically different conditions . Ever since the start of Barbarossa , of course , Heydrich had been in charge of the Einsatzgruppen on the eastern front . He ...
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... Heydrich came to the core of the agenda . To take the place of emigration , and with the prior approval of the führer , the evacuation of the Jews to the East has become another possible solution . Although both courses of action ...
... Heydrich came to the core of the agenda . To take the place of emigration , and with the prior approval of the führer , the evacuation of the Jews to the East has become another possible solution . Although both courses of action ...
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... Heydrich in Prague on May 27 , 1942 , followed by his death on June 4 , not only incensed the Nazi leaders but also drove them to tighten their repressive system throughout occupied Europe . In their view Heydrich was assassinated less ...
... Heydrich in Prague on May 27 , 1942 , followed by his death on June 4 , not only incensed the Nazi leaders but also drove them to tighten their repressive system throughout occupied Europe . In their view Heydrich was assassinated less ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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