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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... major belliger- ents : in Russia the tsarist regime was overthrown by a revolution of workers and peasants from below ; in Germany the Second Empire bent to a democratic revolution from above ; in the lands of the Austro - Hungarian ...
... major belliger- ents : in Russia the tsarist regime was overthrown by a revolution of workers and peasants from below ; in Germany the Second Empire bent to a democratic revolution from above ; in the lands of the Austro - Hungarian ...
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... major correspondences . In terms of the international system , the issue in both cases was the bid of a major power for continental hegemony , a bid which was opposed by ideologically inconsistent military coalitions . As champions of ...
... major correspondences . In terms of the international system , the issue in both cases was the bid of a major power for continental hegemony , a bid which was opposed by ideologically inconsistent military coalitions . As champions of ...
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... major camps in Prussia : Papenburg for the district of Osnabrück ; Sonnenburg for Frankfurt on the Oder ; Lichtenberg for Merseburg ; and Brandenburg for Pots- dam . In Saxony three camps were kept in operation to service the major ...
... major camps in Prussia : Papenburg for the district of Osnabrück ; Sonnenburg for Frankfurt on the Oder ; Lichtenberg for Merseburg ; and Brandenburg for Pots- dam . In Saxony three camps were kept in operation to service the major ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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