Mein Kampf (1960 film)
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Mein Kampf, in essence, lays out the ideological program Hitler established for the Holocaust, by identifying the Jews and "Bolsheviks" as racially and ideologically inferior and threatening, and "Aryans" and National Socialists as racially superior and politically progressive.
- Adolf Hitler
- 720
- 1925
- 18 July 1925
Mar 8, 2024 · Mein Kampf, political manifesto written by Adolf Hitler. It was his only complete book, and the work became the bible of National Socialism (Nazism) in Germany’s Third Reich. It was published in two volumes in 1925 and 1927, and an abridged edition appeared in 1930. By 1939 it had sold 5,200,000 copies and had been translated into 11 languages.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 25, 2020 · A translation of Hitler's Mein Kampf to English by Ralph Manheim, a prominent Holocaust survivor and author. The translation is controversial for its anti-Hitler introduction and hostile footnotes, which may diminish the accuracy and objectivity of the original text. The translation also has some mistranslations and slurs that may affect the reader's view of Hitler's ideas.
Learn about the origins, content, and impact of Adolf Hitler's autobiographical and political treatise, Mein Kampf, which promoted Nazism and antisemitism. Find out how the book was banned, sold, and translated after World War II and how it is available today.
- Hitler’s Early Years in the Nazi Party. At the end of World War I, Hitler, like so many other German veterans, found himself unemployed. So when he was offered a position to work as an informant for the newly established Weimar government, he seized the opportunity.
- Hitler's Failed Coup: The Beer Hall Putsch. In the fall of 1923, Hitler decided it was time to seize upon the public’s discontent with the Weimar government and organize a putsch (coup) against both the Bavarian state government and the German federal government.
- On Trial for Treason. In March 1924, Hitler and the other leaders of the putsch were put on trial for high treason. Hitler, himself, faced possible deportation from Germany (due to his status as a non-citizen) or a life sentence in prison.
- The Writing of Mein Kampf. Life in Landsberg prison was far from difficult for Hitler. He was permitted to walk freely throughout the grounds, wear his own clothing, and entertain visitors as he chose.
in English. Since the early 1930s, the history of Adolf Hitler 's Mein Kampf in English has been complicated and has been the occasion for controversy. [1] [2] Four full translations were completed before 1945, as well as a number of extracts in newspapers, pamphlets, government documents and unpublished typescripts.
Adolf Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf" in prison to promote his racist and anti-Semitic ideology and his Nazi party. The book, banned after World War II, was reprinted in 2016 with scholarly annotations that expose its lies and flaws.
