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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As previously noted , the contraction of Russia's western borders reduced
Russia's Jewish population from 5.2 million to 2.7 million . But except for this
numerical decrease and the economic hardships of the war and revolution , the
condition of ...
As previously noted , the contraction of Russia's western borders reduced
Russia's Jewish population from 5.2 million to 2.7 million . But except for this
numerical decrease and the economic hardships of the war and revolution , the
condition of ...
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( who had ] killed and rooted out millions of ( Russia's ] leading intelligentsia in a
wild thirst for blood ... [ and ] exercised the most cruel tyranny of all times . ”
Besides , Soviet Russia's leaders were linked with international Jewry , which
was bent ...
( who had ] killed and rooted out millions of ( Russia's ] leading intelligentsia in a
wild thirst for blood ... [ and ] exercised the most cruel tyranny of all times . ”
Besides , Soviet Russia's leaders were linked with international Jewry , which
was bent ...
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Germany was more than ever the Land der Mitte , flanked by the land - based
Russian colossus and the sea - based British ... Terrified by the rapid defeat of
France , the Soviet leaders hastened not only to deepen and close Russia's
forward ...
Germany was more than ever the Land der Mitte , flanked by the land - based
Russian colossus and the sea - based British ... Terrified by the rapid defeat of
France , the Soviet leaders hastened not only to deepen and close Russia's
forward ...
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Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in History |
| Author | Arno J. Mayer |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0679728996, 9780679728993 |
| Length | 508 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General |
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