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Summary: This is important history folks!
Review: This is a must read if you really want to see the source of the man behind the madness. It is clear that the man isn't exactly the best writer in town, so if jumbled thoughts and rants are your absolute pet peave then stick to the history books. If you are a fan of history, and interested in (I believe) the most influential man in the 20th century possibly world history, then this book is worth reading. Its not every day you get to read into the thoughts of world leaders, see into the rage that stirs their speeches and decisions. Hitler is probably the most evil man in history, and it pays to have documentation of his thoughts so that we can see another "Hitler" down the road!! A truely epic peice in terms of historical value, as far as literary value you could use his rambling pages to coat the bottom of your birdcage.
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Summary: A Great look inside the mind of Adlof Hitler
Review: When reading this book it is important to keep a perspective about the times in which it was writen. I enjoyed the book even though some of it got repetitious. Hitler goes from being viewed as an out-of-work down-on his luck Bum, to a dedicated soldier, to a crazy mastermind and a compulsive Manic-Depressive. It's real easy to get inside of his head as he pretty much writes whatever seems to come into his mind at the time. I read it at the same time as two other books in order to give me an historic perspective. It is important to know your history to fully enjoy this book.
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Summary: Twisted dedication
Review: To truly understand Hitler, one must read his manifesto, not someone elses opinion on the man & his ideology. He outlines his plans for Russia, the Jews, and the 3rd Reich. What gets me is that when he came to power in 1933 the rest of the world didn't take him seriously. Did Stalin even read Mein Kampf? While he is one of the most notorious figures in the 20th or any century for that matter, there are few world leaders that have matched the depth of his dedication evil though it was. Hitler was the rarest of birds in the political arena-The true believer & this is evidenced by his actions. This book reads more like a collection of twisted thoughts without any specific order rather than a work with any sort of continuity. The last thing I have for Hitler's actions is admiration, but one must be objective when reading a book by so notorious an author, then make your own judgement.
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Summary: Just imagine Hitler didn't write it
Review: Let's face it, Hitler is not the best writter a man can be. His writtings are, in some way, unorganized, almost as if it were a dairy. However, deep into the jungle of words, you can find a treasure of content and information about Nazism that only Hitler can give. This book is long and sometimes get boring, but there are some sections that really make you understand the feelings and perceptions of Der Führer. This book is a piece of gold for researchers, students or anyone who really wants to dig into the roots of the Nazi leader. He tells the story from the very beginning of his life as politician, and even gets more into the past when he was a condecorated soldier. Although it won't give you the answer of why he did what he did, this will give you a very good inside look of the political system Hitler established on Germany for more than 10 years. If you dispise anti-semitism hardly, beware, since this book has too much pages insulting and telling how "threatening" Jews are.
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Summary: I wonder how many of you people actually read this book..
Review: I wonder how many of you actually read this book...In which case you might notice the horible organization and writing skills of the rambling author.. And for all the anti-facists, they would rather spout anti-hitler retoric than read and review the book for what it is. Overall, the book is of historical value in that it reveals the thoughts of a man who reshaped europe and its future.
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Summary: this book is a dreadful bore!
Review: When I was in college, I had a serious case of insomnia, as in not being able to sleep for about 3 days straight. I went into the library and within reading 60 pages of this tripe, I slept for the next four hours. It should be known that while Mein Kampf was a big seller during Hitler's reign, almost nobody outside the Party read it, it was so poorly written and obtuse. It is too bad that people read this crap and try to make its author more than what he was, an extremely lucky, but grossly ignorant man whose philosophy came from the gutters of Vienna and his inspiration from an event (WWI) that should never have happened. By the way, I hold a history degree which specializes in modern European history, so this is not simply another nay-sayer letter written by someone who has no background.
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Summary: Why do you hate Hitler?
Review: Why? Throughout history their has been one genocide after another on this world. Each of them worse then the last and yet it seems that the Holocaust is the one that is most remember and hated. Why? The one thing that the Holocaust did good was that it open the minds of the people of the world to just how deep racial hatred can go and just how far a man is willing to go to achieve his ambitions of a "pure race". Hitler does ramble on a bit but he does touch on some very key issues that are profound in understanding how the minds of people work before WWII. His theory about "cultural bearing and Cultural founding and cultural destroyings races" are remarkable and are actually true given the examples that he has givin and so thought. He lable the Jew a culture destroying race because they had no country but had their own religion. Israiel had not been founded so the jews had no home country of their own and since they worship their own god and tought their own children they do have their own culture. But they reside in other countries and spread their culture so ineffect some of what Hitler was talking about was not all bull.... He also focus on the fact that the jews had no country. That was his sole reason for labling the jews "parasites". Hitler has once again has simply explain the sole reason for every genocide in history. The Native Americans are a good example. Officially they had no country so when the white settlers move in they did not feel any moral pains as they mass murdered nearly 90 percent of the native in habbitants. Of all the things that hitler did wrong they can be dismissed by what he left behind. A legacy that has tought us why we do some of the evil things that we do. This book should not be throw aside because of its author.
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Summary: The Bible of anti-Semitism
Review: This is the book that was the most influential in causing the Holocaust. I hated the book so much and all the remembrance of the Holocaust came to me when I was reading it (Schlinder's Lists, etc.) that I was not up to finishing it. The book is terribly long and coping with such a dose of raw hate was too much for me. Its anti-Semitic arguments are still powerful, even though weaker than 80 years ago...I would recommend that only Jews or philo-Semites read this book, others may be swayed away, seduced by many classical anti-Semitic arguments (the alleged ethnicity of the first communists and the communist takeover in Russia, concerning financial and media power, etc.) And one Holocaust is enough.
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Summary: A difficult but important book to read
Review: "Mein Kampf" is an important historical source and probably should be read as such. If you can get through Hitler's bombastic writing, the sheer volume of the book, and many of its obscure German historical references, it will definitely give you insight toward the internal momentum that lead Germany to wage the second World War. Among other things, "Mein Kampf" is autobiographical. Hitler describes his childhood, schooling, his war experience and his subsequent "struggle" in the political upheaval of post-war Germany. While it is interesting to get into the dictator's mind, one should remember that Hitler had an enormous ego and that he wrote this book for public consumption. Many of his self-praising statements are simply false. For example, Hitler claims that he was the top student in his childhood history class and that his application to study in art school was rejected because the faculty felt that his architectural drawing was superior to his painting. These statements and numerous others are false, which is well documented by Alan Bullock, Ian Kershaw, and other biographers of Hitler. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of "Mein Kampf" is its literal force. Although Hitler may have distorted some facts about his past, he was scrupulously honest about his future intentions, which included killing the Jews of Europe and colonizing Russia. In fact, "Mein Kampf" is more a combination of Hitler's self-promotion and a blue print of his future plans that it is an ideological tome. The central aim articulated in "Mein Kampf" is purifying what Hitler perceived to be the master race and providing it with "living space". But Hitler never provides a truly revolutionary idea that is comparable to themes found in works such as "The Holy Bible" or "The Communist Manifesto". Like Fascism itself, "Mein Kampf " is more about mood and momentum than the articulation of a compelling new idea. If you are unfamiliar with Hitler's role in modern German history, you may want to read one of his numerous excellent biographies before tackling his own words. For anyone interested in exploring the phenomenon of Nazi Germany and how a despot managed to package himself and his genocidal intentions, "Mein Kampf" is an indispensable read.
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Summary: Historic.
Review: When you read this book, you can understand why Hitler started the WWII. This book was written by Hitler, after WWI, while he was jailed. You must read this book with an open mind, because it explains, with details, the origin of hate Hilter felt to the jewish and russians. If you're a lover on History, you must read this book.
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