Mein Kampf (vol. 1): Dual English-German Translation

By: Hitler, Adolf

Book Overview

New English translation of the classic work by Adolf Hitler. Now, for the first time ever, in dual English-German text. This is a complete and unedited translation of Volume One of Mein Kampf, in modern and highly readable American English. This is the first such effort since the 1940s, and it far surpasses all existing versions. This edition includes section headings, helpful footnotes, bibliography, and useful index.

Mein Kampf is the autobiography and articulated worldview of one of the most consequential leaders in world history. It is also one of the most maligned and least understood texts of the 20th century. A major problem in the Anglophone world has been the poor state of English translations. Both the Mannheim and Murphy editions are poor efforts, awkwardly phrased, and replete with archaic British wording; they are simply painful to read. The new Dalton translation is clear, lucid, and highly readable--and yet true to the original. And, unlike every other edition, this version has authentic section headings embedded in the text, which serve to both organize Hitler's ideas and to parse long sections of text into manageable units.

Dalton's translation will become the standard reference for this famous work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 173235328X
• ISBN13: 9781732353282
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Clemens & Blair, LLC
• Length: 692 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

People read too much into this.

According to the Preface, this book was not written for the purpose of making friends or influencing people. The design from conception is to chronicle a movement, not create one. You may also pay attention to the translator. And check different translations. Do not take introductions and comments as part of the book. As a whole, one can have an opinion as to the results of the book. However, without reading it, the opinion has no chance to be informed. Another flaw with not reading this work is that you are relying on others' opinions and inferences. Taking most of the statements and conclusions from this book and displaying them separately, out of context, you would be surprised at how many you would agree with. Just a sample of what is on the inside: "I know people who 'read' enormously, Book for book, letter for letter, yet whom I would not describe as 'well-read.' True, they possess a mass of 'knowledge,' but their brain is unable to organize and register the material they have taken in... For reading is no end in itself, but a means to an end." These are not platitudes but examples of observations of the time, which you can see, are timeless. Once in a while, the reading may seem redundant, but it is the nature of writing for the time and place. So again, this book is a must-read.