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Mein Kampf (1926)

by Adolf Hitler (Author)

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I think "beyond tedious" sums it up literarily.

Of historical interest as an artifact of German culture but not for its content, which offers no insight whatever into Hitler, his government, or his tactics. Does not compare favourably to other autobiographies, nor to significant works of political philosophy.

Perhaps if you were writing a counterfactual war novel it might help you flesh out your alternate future. ( )
  vincent.diakuw | Apr 4, 2013 |
-Slow and rambling. Terrifying in its statements of wars of extermination and the force of propaganda.
-Excellent for understanding the psychology and neuroses of future dictators and megalomaniacs. For example: Hitler's interest in his 'method' of re ( )
  HadriantheBlind | Mar 30, 2013 |
Non ho mai capito perché ce l'avesse tanto con gli ebrei. E anche dopo aver letto il suo libro non l'ho capito...

Lui ce l'ha con i comunisti e dice che il comunismo sta prendendo piede perché è tutto un complotto degli ebrei per dominare il mondo... Mah...

Non sono uno psicologo ma seguo Picozzi in radio da abbastanza tempo per poter dire che Hitler era uno psicopatico paranoide.

Ma bisogna anche dire che politicamente (almeno per quanto riguarda la parte descritta in questo libro) era decisamente tosto. Ha saputo indurre un popolo a seguirlo facendo leva sui punti giusti.

Poi, vabbé, sappiamo tutti com'è andata a finire, stendiamo un velo pietoso...

P.S. Il succitato complotto, tralaltro, si è ripalesato qualche mese or sono, contro un altro odiatore di comunisti, tale Silvio B., alla cui squadra di fussball non è stato dato un gol con pallone oltre la linea di 6km, canaglia di, in un match decisivo.

P.P.S. Germania-Italia, semifinale Euro2012. Per la Germania in campo (o panchina, non ricordo di preciso) Klose e Podolski con origini polacche, Özil con origini turche, Khedira che è un mezzosangue tunisino ed è abbronzato, Boateng che è un mezzosangue ghanese ed è nero, Gomez che è mezzo spagnolo.
In aggiunta, risultato 0 a 2 con doppietta di uno che più nero non si può.
Adolf avrà finito di rotolarsi nella tomba o sarà ancora in movimento?
Avessimo potuto infilargli un palo nel culo e collegarlo a una dinamo, durante quella partita, ora l'Europa intera starebbe ancora usando l'elettricità prodotta in quell'occasione.
  Malla-kun | Sep 22, 2012 |
What can I say, it was a gift.Someone was throwing it away. It's rather nice in blue hardback binding in original German Gothic script (copyright 1933). I can kinda read German (4 years of high school) but have no wish to trudge through this book or its English translation. Still, its a novelty piece and I leaf through it occasionally wondering who else read it and its own history. ( )
  kaki5231 | Sep 3, 2012 |
Hitler's chapter on propaganda in the first "Volume" pretty much illustrates my opinion. When read in the context of the future, it is extremely ironic. I might have given it a higher rating based on its value as a resource document, but the translation made things difficult. Any serious student of WWII should with diligence endure their own struggle to complete this book. ( )
  Hedgepeth | Feb 19, 2012 |
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Hitler, AdolfAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Heiden, KonradIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lore, Ludwigsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Manheim, RalphTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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On November 9, 1923, at 12:30 in the afternoon, in front of the Feldherrnhalle as well as in the courtyard of the former War Ministry, the following men steadfast in their belief in the resurrection of their people, were killed:

[Names, occupations and birth dates of sixteen (16) men are listed]

So-called national authorities denied these dead heroes a common grave.

Therefore I dedicate to them, for common memory, the first volume of this work, as the blood witnesses of which they may continue to serve as a brilliant example for the followers of our movement.

-- Adolf Hitler, Landsberg on the Lech Prison of the Fortress, October 16, 1924

[Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1941 edition published by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Massachusetts
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Today I consider it my good fortune that Fate designated Braunau on the Inn as the place of my birth.

[Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1941 edition, published by Houghton Mifflin]
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0395925037, Paperback)

The angry ranting of an obscure, small-party politician, the first volume of Mein Kampf was virtually ignored when it was originally published in 1925. Likewise the second volume, which appeared in 1926. The book details Hitler's childhood, the "betrayal" of Germany in World War I, the desire for revenge against France, the need for lebensraum for the German people, and the means by which the National Socialist party can gain power. It also includes Hitler's racist agenda and his glorification of the "Aryan" race. The few outside the Nazi party who read it dismissed it as nonsense, not believing that anyone could--or would--carry out its radical, terrorist programs. As Hitler and the Nazis gained power, first party members and then the general public were pressured to buy the book. By the time Hitler became chancellor of the Third Reich in 1933, the book stood atop the German bestseller lists. Had the book been taken seriously when it was first published, perhaps the 20th century would have been very different.

Beyond the anger, hatred, bigotry, and self-aggrandizing, Mein Kampf is saddled with tortured prose, meandering narrative, and tangled metaphors (one person was described as "a thorn in the eyes of venal officials"). That said, it is an incredibly important book. It is foolish to think that the Holocaust could not happen again, especially if World War II and its horrors are forgotten. As an Amazon.com reader has pointed out, "If you want to learn about why the Holocaust happened, you can't avoid reading the words of the man who was most responsible for it happening." Mein Kampf, therefore, must be read as a reminder that evil can all too easily grow. --Sunny Delaney

(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:28:12 -0500)

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