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Mein Kampf

by Adolf Hitler

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... (read more)

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Casey B
  • Rated 4 stars

“This book details the life of one of the most influential men in the history of the world. Yes, it is written by him but still....”

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  • Rated 3.242424 stars
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  • Rated 3.5 stars
  

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  • suad n

    suad n said:

    “This book is still an important document.
    ”

    posted Wednesday, December 26 2007
  • Derek D

    derek d said:

    “ It's one of the good books to know the world from the Fascist point of view.. rather from the point of view of "The Man who Started it All"... The Furher himself. This book justifies a lot on what made Hitler from an Architect to a Dictator, from a Catholic to the one who preaches Aryan Culture. Must read for every one who's in pursue of his/her destiny.”

    posted Tuesday, November 6 2007
  • NACHI

    nachi said:

    “All politicain should read this....the point given by him for dictorship was very good...

    i like the following thoughts from this book..
    if any one wants to pass a law for example transportation.. he should get the majority from
    all the people of different department whether they know abt it or not that doesn't counts.
    only majority counts..
    so passing any law will be delayed or it won't be..
    why should we need to get majority from the person who doesn't know what is that law!!!!.. think think..think...”

    posted Thursday, October 11 2007
  • 3FrenchToast

    3frenchtoast said:

    “It's more of a kind of thought-autobiography. Hitler describes his personal philosophy in the book, so it's more of a mission statement than an autobiography, though he definitely goes through the stages of his life and why they made him feel the way he did.”

    posted Wednesday, February 28 2007
  • arturocg

    arturocg said:

    “For me it is a kind of autobiography because it tells you many facts and details of his live, but not everything that is written in the book is only Hitler’s live.”

    posted Tuesday, January 23 2007
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