Mein Kampf

Mein Kampf (German for "My Struggle") is a book written by Adolf Hitler, combining elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's political ideology of Nazism.

The writing of Mein Kampf

The first volume, titled Eine Abrechnung ("A Reckoning") was published on July 18, 1925; the second volume Die Nationalsozialistische Bewegung ("The National-Socialistic Movement") was published in 1926. The original title Hitler chose was "Viereinhalb Jahre gegen Lüge, Dummheit und Feigheit" (Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice) . His Nazi publisher, Max Amann, decided this title was too complicated and had it shortened to Mein Kampf (simply "My Struggle", or "My Battle").

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July 18 - 1925 - 1926 - Max Amann

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Hitler began dictating the book to Emil Maurice while imprisoned in Landsberg, then after July 1924 to Rudolf Heß, who later, along with several others, edited it. The book has been said to be convoluted, repetitive, and hard to read, and partly as a result it was edited and re-edited over the next twenty years in a range of editions.

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Emil Maurice - Landsberg - Rudolf Heß

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