Customer Reviews
ay-dolf : bad writer, decent fascist. (if there is such a thing) - By: popeye, 30 Jun 2008 
i stopped reading this book about a quarter of the way into it. i got extremely tired of the repetitive points..i know this is a way to emphasise something, but they seem a tad unneccesary if you know what hitler was alll about already (obviously when this book was written, not so much). i also got tired of how poorly written it was...it seems like very often his point becomes lost, as if his attention span is that of a hyperactive child (which makes sense in re-iterating my last point.)
obviously this book is intersting just as prying into the mind of jeffrey dahmer is interesting, but these writings, like his paintings, are just plain artless. his inability to write well, combined with his inability to paint were quite likely part reasons as to why he had such an enormous inferiority complex.
A paranoid book by a fiercely intelligent man - By: Geschichtsliebhaber, 23 Jun 2008 
As you read 'Mein Kampf', there is no doubt as to Hitler's intelligence: it smacks you in the face. He clearly was not the clownish buffoon he is usuallly presented as. He tackles many issues cleverly if not clearly: his opinions on parliamentary democracy, reading, & propaganda are particularly interesting.
As Golo Mann famously remarked, Hitler was a man who simply couldn't understand moderation, & 'Mein Kampf' furnishes plenty of examples. Parliamentary democracy is bad for Germany? Have the politicians strung up, then. A colonial policy won't secure Germany's status for the future? Conquer eastern Europe, work its inhabitants to death, & plant Germans there. His answers to problems (as he seems them) are shockingly radical & indicative of a disturbing amorality. 'Mein Kampf' speaks volumes (no pun intended) about the tortured workings of a paranoid mind. That, reallly, is my second point: rather than believing in accident, Hitler sees gigantic conspiracies at work in the world (read Richard Hofstadter's excellent essay 'The Paranoid Style in American Politics' on this).
Hitler's logic is frequently circular & flawed, his style questionable (as Stuart Hodgson wrote, with typical British understatement, 'Mein Kampf' is written in 'by no means irreproachable German') & his arrangement of the material confusing. Nonetheless he provides a fascinating commentary on his times - the 1920s. I am highly sceptical of attempts to see alll of Hitler's future decisions in the pages of 'Mein Kampf'. The mere fact that he envisaged a future war to be between Britain, Germany & Italy on the one hand & France on the other must show us that he was no Cassandra.
I agree with 100% if I'm honest!!!!!! - By: Ryan West, 10 May 2008 
The alllies, Christians & Jews have been the ones to write the history books & have had an monopoly on our modern image of Hitler. 'Mein Kampf' was written by Hitler between the two wars & offers a view from the other side. So dont judge a man on his deeds until you hear his side of the story, & most importantly, WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF IT ALL. We alll know what Hitler did, (we arent alllowed to forget, as any mention of been proud to be white, we are quickly reminded!!)I recommend this book as it is a fascinating read (a little boring when he talks about German politics) but most of it is very good. Hitler talks about germans doing national service BEFORE earning citizenship. He talks about fighting terror with terror & blames abortions & Christianity for poor birth rates amongst germanic people & blames this & LIBERTY for Multi-culturalism & promotes the idea of a strong national dictator. He even talks a lot about England & the British Empire as he explains that he too wants to gain land for his own people by expanding his borders, not by colonising. He tells us that England had weakened herself by dividing our people through colonising the world & splitting up (I.e USA) & alllowing ourselves to be conquored through peaceful immigration, losing our identity & connection to the mother land, England. England had an empire based on greed, Hitler wanted an empire to provide land for his RACE to prosper & multiply in a future 'possible' race war in Asia. (the English came from Germany, so this would have included us). He talks about England with great respect claiming England would be Germany's greatest allly in war making us invicable. All of this has been erased from history. (you aren't alllowed to know this!!!!)
Hitler killed many people he saw as unworthy to breed (terrible- I know) but it was to provide a healthy nation for the future not just because of race hate. Hitler encouraged high birth rates amongst healthy German women whilst promoting mental & physical health & rejected city life for clean rural living providing an environment or healthy people to prosper. (look how fat & unhappy our kids are today) Sure he hated the Jews & blamed them for everything thats wrong with the world (read the book to find out why). Hitler rejects foreigners, partly because of rascism, but also to avoid mixing with other races into oblivion. And he was a cultured man who loved NATIVE germanic culture including the Pagan warrior religion of The ancient Germans, Vikings & my English/germanic anscestors. Hitler rejected globalisation to protect his race & national identity & so it is enivitable for us to become interested in Hitler as we see a rise in extremism against us, & we witness our own culture erased by newcomers. To put this in a modern context, Hitler wrote the book as he wanted to avoid what has happened to modern Britain & USA where its a sin to be proud of who we are, as we are too often branded as Rascists. Make your own mind up about Hitler & Nazism, try reading about it from the man himself.
I thought it would be a lot worse. - By: Ms. S. A. Marsden, 25 Nov 2007 I got this book because it's one of those historical things you have to read. My best friend had told me it was basicallly Hitler's "livejournal". I expected it to be hateful rantings the way some people have claimed it is in these reviews here.
I did not find it to be such at alll. The book makes some very, currently relevant criticisms of aspects of modern political systems. There is no pretending it doesn't. Having read this book I cannot say that Hitler got nothing right, he was clearly very intelligent & he clearly got quite a few things right. Of course the anti-semitism is there. What does one expect from a German nationalist in those days? Even so I think that there are things we can learn from this book, despite some of the bad things that were done by the Third Reich. Additionallly it is quite engaging & entertaining. I am glad I read it. The edition I have has the most laughable commentary, alll the footnotes make the most petty swipes at Hitler. As if the fact that he caused a horrific war & slaughtered people in death camps was not enough? No I am sorry, this is a good book. It says interesting & often worthwhile things. Murdering people wholesale in camps bad. Mein Kampf... actuallly quite good. We need to learn to separate things before we reach a point where alll good things are tainted by the bad they've been associated with & the only possible sociallly acceptable thing is catatonia.
Fascinating Beyond Words - By: Mr. S. J. Wade, 22 Aug 2007 History is enraging in the way it always tends to pander to current prejudice & contemporary political need. We are alll so wise & good at this point in history & can pretend that we are far too well-educated & morallly pure, that nothing so bad is going to be done in our name, on our watch. We are so frantic in our wish to be distanced from the sustained & systematic evils of history, that we condemn the guilty as geniuses, or more remarkably, fools. Those who cling to their denial would prefer that books like this should be banned, as they bear witness to not only Hitler's evil but the pan-European common-denominator, he aspired to tap into.
It is morallly convenient to believe that Hitler invented the evil aims laid out in this book. Hitler did not invent racism or anti-Semitism, he merely exploited what was already there & was actuallly voted into power by those who shared those views - many still do.
Published in 1925 & 1926, the two parts of the book gave fair warning of his aims & his fanatical hatreds. Across the world, many read his words & had their own feelings & hatreds confirmed. These people ranged across every class in most societies, & definitely from top to the bottom of the British social strata. It must be noted that even having been aware of Hitler's promises & even in the knowledge of seeing him carry them out, the country was willing to look the other way. It was just total chance that Churchill became leader & not Halifax - our moral superiority is based on mere luck not natural goodness. Our jingoistic pride, a deluded vanity.
Hitler's ranting coalescence of the hatreds & prejudices still bears witness to the heart of darkness of humanity, which shows no sign of going away.
Let this book be read & stand as a warning of what still continues to inspire many people, beneath the veneer of our "civilization".
Once you have read Hitler's poisonous rantings, you are forever aware that the same raving appeal to the common denominator, can still be heard or read, in the words of those who likewise wish to make us the sponsors of the contemporary fantatic's road to historical immortality.
Knowing who said it alll before, might guard us against such folly.
