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This is the Official Nazi English Translation of Mein Kampf. It was recently rediscovered after all copies were thought to have been destroyed. This is one of the rarest Mein Kampf editions ever made and it passed from hand to hand without the owners knowing what it truly was or the value for 65 years. Finally, in 2009, the full story has not only been revealed but the text is available for the world to read. The Nazi Propaganda Ministry wanted to produce an English language version of Mein Kampf. However, they were also leery about revealing too much. In spite of this, they decided to go ahead and hired a British man to create a translation for the Nazi government which would later become the Official Nazi Translation written in 1936-37. The man was James Murphy and he had some sympathies for Nazi politics which made them trust him enough to begin a translation. This edition was translated while he was living in Germany. Over time, Murphy's opinions about the Nazi government changed. The Nazi government decided they no longer cared for him after he made some critical remarks and told him he had to leave. He left quickly without his translation into English. The Nazi government completed the translation and it was printed within Germany from the presses of the Nazi printing office. It is unknown exactly when the book was published but it was found in a prison camp which opened in 1938 and was liberated in 1945 so the book must have been published sometime during those dates. This is a very rare historical version which has previously been unknown. If you have already read Mein Kampf then you will find the differences fascinating. If you have not yet read it, then this version can quickly spark your curiosity. Find out what the official Nazi version contains today.
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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'd wanted to read this for a while and I chose this version because the others apparently had typos and were poor translations. I expected that as this was the 'official' translation it would be correct. I was wrong. This is the version full of typos and grammatical errors etc. It's still easy enough to read but isn't the version I was looking for. Given the cover of the book I've decided it's best not to read on the train to work either so I only read it in the privacy of my own home!
I'm delighted with my purchase of it and would recommend it to anyone who, like me continually wonders "what the hell were you thinking you sick little man?". The errors are annoying but it's still easy enough to read so it hasn't put me off it or made me go and buy another version.
I'm delighted with my purchase of it and would recommend it to anyone who, like me continually wonders "what the hell were you thinking you sick little man?". The errors are annoying but it's still easy enough to read so it hasn't put me off it or made me go and buy another version.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book is really good if a little hard to follow. Seems like the translation into english could have lost some impact in what he was saying. Also, have to re-read sentences to figure out what is being said. Otherwise it's a really good read, gives some insight in how he thought.
Format:Paperback
If one wants to understand Hitler and national-socialism it is imperative to read original texts. Starting with WWII and the holocaust is the wrong way to approach the subject, after all Germans and even Htler himself had no idea how things would turn out. There are only two books that can really help to understand the mindest and ideology the Nazis had in the 20s and 30s: Mein Kampf and the often overlooked The Myth of the 20th Century.
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I am a bit dubious about the history of this translation.
It claims the original came from a PoW camp that opened in 1938 ! Read more
It claims the original came from a PoW camp that opened in 1938 ! Read more
Published 12 months ago by S. Kerr
Even the Publisher Thinks This is a Bad Translation
Michael Ford, who self-publishes this under his "Elite Minds" logo, writes the following about this translation in his "Mein Kampf: A Translation Controversy":
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Published on 20 Nov 2009 by Randall L. Bytwerk
Mein Kampf - Official Nazi Translation
It is now more than sixty years since, to quote Winston Churchill, Nazism was "blasted from the face of the Earth! Read more
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