In the 1940s, when rothkruegers book was printed, it sold more than 250,000. But if they havent found their way to a version of the book by now, will. While hitler was in power 19331945, mein kampf came to be available in three common editions. Mein kampf must be read and constantly remembered as a specimen of evil demagoguery that people whenever men grow tired of thinking and acting for themselves.
Sie wurde sechs jahre vor seinem tod veroffentlicht. Mein kampf was not written by hitler, but by a catholic priest named bernhardt stempfle quotes from vaiii with emphasis added by ejp. Read more about the lies of otto strasser and douglas reed, part 1 gun control in germany, 19281945 an excerpt. Extending the german ban on mein kampf does more harm than good. Jul, 2017 extending the german ban on mein kampf does more harm than good. Mein kampf is atrociously written and a struggle to get. Eine politische autobiographie streitzeitbucher, band 3. At the 1927 nuremberg party rally he presented the annual report in which he quoted a few phrases from mein kampf.
Otto strasser, together with his brother gregor strasser, was a leading member of the partys leftwing faction, and broke from the party due to disputes with the dominant hitlerite faction. Read more about the lies of otto strasser and douglas reed, part 1 gun control in germany, 19281945. We will see passages both from reeds book, and also from mein kampf, along with a few comments. Otto strasser, offered up a frank reminiscence about hitlers infamous book, mein kampf.
Mar 06, 2015 the future of mein kampf in a meme world. Frankfurt am main, heinrich heine verlag, 1969 ocolc561839456. The hochzeitsausgabe, or wedding edition, in a slipcase with the seal of the province embossed in gold onto a parchment. That version,however, was published under the title of inside hitler. Good father staempfle, a priest of great learning, editor of a paper at miessbach, spent months rewriting and editing mein kampf. Otto strasser project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
A detailed biography of otto strasser that includes images, quotations and the main facts of his life. Otto johann maximilian strasser was a german politician and an early member of the nazi. The general picture of hitler that emerges from the book is a not unfamiliar one that of a misanthropic megalomaniac who was preoccupied with. Yet of his daily activities during this period, in chapter 8 in mein kampf hitler. His book, fascism, published in 1965, inveighed against statism in any form. Strasser was dining with several highranking nazi officials. It was a blueprint of his agenda for a third reich and a clear exposition of the. The author was socialist adolf hitler, in his book mein kampf. It was his only complete book, and the work became the bible of national socialism nazism in germanys third reich. Still refusing to allow hitlers book to be published, bavarian authorities may do more harm than good. Mein kampf project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The lies of otto strasser and douglas reed, part 1 the.
My first meeting with hitler the german cauldron the conspirators of the burgerbrau hitler writes mein kampf the man hitler hitlerism. Otto strasser, 76, theoretician who broke with hitler, is dead the. The life and times of a german socialist black front press, 2010 by troy southgate prior to the outbreak of the second world war, otto strasser was a leading activist in the nationalsocialist german workers party nsdap. Verlag bublies, koblenz 1990 isbn 3926584068 verlagsprofil beachten. Otto strasser, offered up a frank reminiscence about hitlers infamous book. It was published in two volumes in 1925 and 1927, and an abridged edition appeared in 1930. Yet few of the nazi elite bothered to read the book. He formed the black front, a group intended to split.
It was a priest, father bernhardt stempfle who was a member of the order of saint jerome according to otto strasser in his hitler and i, not hitler, who really wrote mein kampf. Mein kampf pronounced, my struggle is an autobiographical manifesto by nazi leader adolf hitler, in which he outlines his political ideology and future plans for germany. During the night of the long knives, ottos brother was murdered and he himself was forced intro exile. It transcends in historical importance any other book of the present generation. Strasser, elder brother of otto strasser who had already broken with hitler in july 1930, was widely regarded as.
Doctors, kurt krueger, upton sinclair, otto strasser, k. On this day in 1925, volume one of adolf hitlers philosophical autobiography, mein kampf, is published. Later several colleagues, including some gauleiters, asked him if he had really. Extending the german ban on mein kampf does more harm. Many of the comments on here are from biasedignorant people who have obviously never read this book and want it erased from history. While adolf hitler was preparing to write mein kampf, his autobiographical tract on the superiority of the socalled aryan race, a large portrait of henry ford decorated the wall beside his desk. A political autobiography is the german language 234 page january 1st 1969 final published work and autobiography of otto strasser with a foreword by gerhard zwerenz, published by heinrichheine. I 1926 ble otto strasser redaktor for berliner arbeiterzeitung.
He eliminated the more flagrant inaccuracies and the excessively childish platitudes. Han kom saledes pa kollisjonskurs med adolf hitler. Volume 1 of mein kampf was published in 1925 and volume 2 in 1926. If he tries to bolster up his argument with theories or quotations from books he. My struggle by adolf hitler, translated by ralph mannheim 1999 mariner books, page 65. Yet of his daily activities during this period, in chapter 8 in mein kampf hitler says the following. English author strasser, otto johann maximilian, 18971974 with an introduction by douglas reed. His party proved unable to counter hitlers rise to power in 1933, and strasser spent the years of the nazi era in exile.
Otto strasser, an early follower of adolf hitler who later broke with him and escaped from germany, recalled a dinner with top nazi officials at the 1927 party congress in nuremberg. Mein kampf vol 2 pdf download full download pdf book. Mein kampf, political manifesto written by adolf hitler. A political autobiography is the german language 234 page january 1st 1969 final published work and autobiography of otto strasser with a foreword by gerhard zwerenz, published by heinrichheine verlag, frankfurt am main, streitzeitbucher, band 3. Distancing himself from the prevailing ideologies of both capitalism and communism, strasser famously accused adolf hitler of betraying the socioeconomic principles of the original nazi programme and went on to become a leading opponent of the third reich. Otto strasser, together with his brother gregor strasser, was a leading member of the partys leftwing faction, and broke from the party due to disputes with the hitlerite faction. The lies of otto strasser and douglas reed, part 1 the mein.
Mein kampf my struggle is an autobiographical manifesto by the national socialist leader adolf hitler, in which he outlines his political ideology and future plans for germany. The following year strasser saw adolf hitler make a speech. Inside my 1943 version of this book, i noticed that avalon press printed the work previously in 1941 and 1942. Preis neu ab gebraucht ab taschenbuch bitte wiederholen. One of hitler s motives for writing mein kampf was to use the book royalties to pay o his legal fees. It was published in two volumes in 1925 and 1927, and an abridged edition appeared in. Strasser sees the worst in hitlers silence, however mein kampf is a book about hitlers political awakening and maturation, and that is what hitler chose to discuss in this episode. Would a reprint of mein kampf impact a digital generation reared on hi. Otto leybold, the prison governor of landsberg, noted at the time that. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Mar 27, 2019 the author was socialist adolf hitler, in his book mein kampf.
Seventyfive years ago, in his autobiographical volume hitler and i 1940, the onetime nazi party member and later renegade, otto strasser, offered up a frank reminiscence about hitlers. He reports that even senior nazis like goering and goebbels didnt bother to read mein kampf. Adolf hitlers book, a deutsche welle television documentary covering the history of the book through contemporary media and interviews with experts and german citizens, narrated in english, 15 august 2019. But mein kampf is a far more slippery text than that, and therein lies the challenge. Otto strasser news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2016 learn how. Strasser was involved in the nsdap until the radical socialist elements were purged.
A political autobiography is the final published work and autobiography. During the night of the long knives, otto s brother was murdered and he himself was forced intro exile. The first, the volksausgabe or peoples edition, featured the original cover on the dust jacket and was navy blue underneath with a gold swastika eagle embossed on the cover. Mar 06, 2015 seventyfive years ago, in his autobiographical volume hitler and i 1940, the onetime nazi party member and later renegade, otto strasser, offered up a frank reminiscence about hitlers. The resignation of gregor strasser from his party offices on 8 december 1932 caused a major. Otto strasser, 76, theoretician who broke with hitler, is dead. Roth also read mein kampf, which provided him with much of his background material. Hitler never forgave father staempfle for getting to know his weaknesses so well. Prior to the outbreak of the second world war, otto strasser was a leading activist in the nationalsocialist german workers party nsdap.