On this day in 1925, volume one of adolf hitler s philosophical autobiography, mein kampf, is published. This is the only english translation officially created by the nazi propaganda ministry and printed on nazi printing presses. President donald trump once admit to reading the book mein kampf and being an admirer of its author, nazi dictator adolf hitler those were the central claims in an internet meme that. Hitler was clear in his book mein kampf that the concept of lebensraum was essential to his ideology. Mein kampf my struggle was a book written by adolf hitler and rudolf herudolf he. Politifact did hitler say the best way to control a. Did donald trump say mein kampf had a profound effect. Mein kampf 6 listen to mein kampf official nazi english translation of mein kampf first time published outside of nazi germany. Mein kampf, which means my struggle or my fight is hitlers autobiography in which he outlines his ideology and political plans for germany. It was a blueprint of his agenda for a third reich and a clear exposition of the.
The first part was written by hitler while he was in jail in landsberg am lech. The book sold a total of 9,473 copies in its first year. Full text of mein kampf, accessed march 25, 2019 amazon, willfully ignorant by pat miller, p. By 1925, 35yearold adolf hitler was already a war veteran, leader of a political party, orchestrator of a failed coup, and a prisoner in a german prison. In his book, hitler divides humans into categories based on physical appearance, establishing higher and lower orders, or types of humans. Hitler began composing his tome while sitting in landsberg prison, convicted of treason for his role in the.
His nazi publisher knew better and shortened it to mein kampf, simply my struggle, or my battle. After the failure that was the beer hall putch in which hitler and a group of men tried to overthrow the bavarian government, he was sentenced to 5 years in jail for treason. Adolf hitler was arrested after the failure of the beer hall putsch. Mein kampf adolf hitler, within the space of twelve months from 1923 to 1924, led an attempted revolt, the beer hall putsch, which failed, and was sent to landsberg prison where he wrote mein kampf.
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