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 159
As of 1938, when the regime turned to territorial annexation and aggressive war,
it also turned to the forced emigration, ghettoization, and deportation of Jews.
Foreign expansion and war intensified the war against the Jews. This anti-Jewish
...
As of 1938, when the regime turned to territorial annexation and aggressive war,
it also turned to the forced emigration, ghettoization, and deportation of Jews.
Foreign expansion and war intensified the war against the Jews. This anti-Jewish
...
Page 164
Presently, Himmler and Heydrich sent Adolf Eichmann to Vienna with orders to
expedite the emigration of this unwanted legacy of Austrian Jews which
threatened to expose the inefficacy, not to say bankruptcy, of the regime's efforts
to make ...
Presently, Himmler and Heydrich sent Adolf Eichmann to Vienna with orders to
expedite the emigration of this unwanted legacy of Austrian Jews which
threatened to expose the inefficacy, not to say bankruptcy, of the regime's efforts
to make ...
Page 304
In the meantime, however, "in view of the risks of emigration in wartime and
considering the [new] possibilities in the east," Himmler had forbidden all further
emigration. Then Heydrich came to the core of the agenda. To take the place of ...
In the meantime, however, "in view of the risks of emigration in wartime and
considering the [new] possibilities in the east," Himmler had forbidden all further
emigration. Then Heydrich came to the core of the agenda. To take the place of ...
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Contents
Historical Signposts | 3 |
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
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| Title | Why did the heavens not darken?: the "final solution" in history Textes à l'appui. Série Histoire contemporaine Textes à l'appui |
| Author | Arno J. Mayer |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0679728996, 9780679728993 |
| Length | 508 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Holocaust History / Jewish History / Military / World War II History / United States / General Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Causes Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)/ Causes |
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