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Why did the heavens not darken?

the "final solution" in history

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An edition of Why did the heavens not darken? (1988)

Why did the heavens not darken?

the "final solution" in history

1st paperback ed.

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This 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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Pantheon Books
Language
English
Pages
508

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Causes, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Russlandfeldzug (1941-1945), Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst00958866, Judenvernichtung, Wehrmacht, Deutschland, Holocaust, War, Deportation, Weltkrieg, Antisemitisme, Judenverfolgung, Weltkrieg (1939-1945), Genocide, Juden, Holocauste, 1939-1945, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rüstungsautonomie und Äussere Sicherheit gnd, Deutschland Wehrmacht, Russlandfeldzug, Konzentrationslager Auschwitz, New York Times reviewed
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Cover of: Why did the heavens not darken?
Why did the heavens not darken?: the "final solution" in history
1990, Pantheon Books
in English - 1st paperback ed.
Cover of: Why did the heavens not darken?
Why did the heavens not darken?: the "final solution" in history
1988, Pantheon Books
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-491) and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.53/18
Library of Congress
D804.3 .M39 1990b

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xv, 508 p. :
Number of pages
508

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OL2227764M
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isbn_9780679728993
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0679728996
LCCN
89078059
OCLC/WorldCat
20893198
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163604
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1079664

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OL52905W

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Examines the Nazis' anti-Semitic intentions which led to a plan called "the Final Solution" and places the plan in the context of European history.

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