Why did the heavens not darken? the "final solution" in history Mayer, Arno J. creator author. text bibliography nyu 1990 First paperback edition monographic eng print xv, 508 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm 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? The golden age -- The East European rimland -- The syncretism of Mein kampf -- The founding and consolidation of the Nazi regime : mainsprings of deemancipation -- Expansion and war, 1938-40 : catalysts for forced emigration, ghettoization, and deportation -- Conceiving Operation Barbarossa : conquest and crusade -- The miscarriage of Barbarossa : from pogrom to Babi Yar -- Wannsee : toward the "final solution" -- Waging war to the death : the rape of Europe -- Auschwitz -- The extermination sites : Chełmno, Bełżec, Sobibór, Treblinka -- In the maelstrom of final defeat : the death marches and the wrack of Hungarian Jewry. Arno J. Mayer. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Deutschland Wehrmacht Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Causes Holocauste, 1939-1945 Holocauste, 1939-1945 Causes War Causes Judenvernichtung Russlandfeldzug Holocaust Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Causes Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst00958866 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9Pg8WWKGbgjvXPmfy 1939-1945 fast Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Causes D804.3 .M39 1990b 940.53/18 15.70 15.96 NQ 2360 Why did the heavens not darken? Mayer, Arno J. New York : Pantheon Books, ©1990 1st paperback ed. (OCoLC)760656762 0679728996 9780679728993 89078059 TAG TAGC DLC 891218 20240807192945.7 in00004813289 eng