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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... month , and 6,000 per day . The trench warfare on the western front was particularly horrifying . In 1916 the battle of the Somme claimed 500,000 casualties in four months , the battle of Verdun 700,000 in ten months . This immense ...
... month , and 6,000 per day . The trench warfare on the western front was particularly horrifying . In 1916 the battle of the Somme claimed 500,000 casualties in four months , the battle of Verdun 700,000 in ten months . This immense ...
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... months about 100,000 Jews of the War- thegau were murdered at Chełmno . Over 70,000 of them came from the Łódź ... month . In June 1942 1,725 Jews died , as against 49 born , 5 of them stillborn . From the fall of 1942 to the spring of ...
... months about 100,000 Jews of the War- thegau were murdered at Chełmno . Over 70,000 of them came from the Łódź ... month . In June 1942 1,725 Jews died , as against 49 born , 5 of them stillborn . From the fall of 1942 to the spring of ...
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... months the number of Jewish deaths has risen to an average of 1,800 , and it has not decreased with the onset of the warmer season . Of the 1,725 Jews who died in June , 397 died of tuberculosis , 368 of coronary problems , 425 of ...
... months the number of Jewish deaths has risen to an average of 1,800 , and it has not decreased with the onset of the warmer season . Of the 1,725 Jews who died in June , 397 died of tuberculosis , 368 of coronary problems , 425 of ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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