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It's been a long, long time since I've read it, but I remember thinking at the time, "Considering how dull and turgid this book is, it's hard to imagine it inspiring ANYBODY to do anything besides fall asleep." Although, having said that, I also remember how astonished I was by how open Hitler was regarding his "grand scheme" for Europe's Jews and others of what he classified as "mongrel" ethnicity. My grandmother, who was a simple, dear woman of German descent, always told me that "The Germans never really knew how evil Hitler was until it was too late." I think she truly believed that, but a reading of "Mein Kampf" emphatically refutes such an assertion, as does a viewing of Leni Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will".

This book is hard going to finish. It is rambling and repetitive, and since my college German skills are long gone, I had to read it in English. A translation makes a hard reading book doubly hard. That being said, the book reveals the thought of the author and the mindset of Teutonic Superiority vis a vis the peoples to the East. The Jews are from the East, and show super solidarity, according to the author. What always startled me, is that the leaders of the Western Powers NEVER read this work. It is all there. The entire strategy of the War. The entire thought processes of what is coming next. Hitler came from Austria-Hungary and he considered that state as a traitor to the old Teutonic Knight style German cause. The conflict between Teuton and Slav in this part of the world has embroiled this area for the last 1000 years. Review the Battle of Tannenberg (Gruenwald) as far back as 1410 is an example. The Fall of Koenigsburg, in East Prussia, and Breslau, in Silesia, in 1945 is almost apocalyptic for its savagery and far-reaching implications. We must indict the leaders of the West for (1) the dreadful Treaty of Versailles, which gave Hitler his election platform, and (2) for deluding themselves that Hitler would honor the various scraps of paper on which the West placed so much reliance. His book would have easily informed them of his unreliability. A little enforcement of their treaty rights, byt the West, in the mid 1930's, would have toppled Hitler easily.

One of the few books that isn't worth the paper it was written on.

A fascinating read. Should be mandatory.

Right on target,as far as hitlers preordained life and death,and the reason he was was of someothers nature!

This book should have been pushed up Hitlers rear end sideways when people had the chance to do so......

Although Hitler wasn't a very likable man, his book was very interesting. And while most of his views were violent or didn't make sense, a lot of what he had to say made a lot of sense. For instance, when he talked about how teachers should teach History. How they should study why things happened instead of learning dates and stuff. This is an unlikable author but a great book and I recomend it.

Better written than one would expect, and chilling given the history that followed. Hitler had the ability to mak his world view a seductive one at times, and it shows in the pages of this terrifying book.

.. iam not sure people who gave him over 3 stars actually read this book. hitler was not much of an author, it was hard to keep focused with little attraction to the subjects throughout the book... helps you get an idea of what went on in hitler's head that earned it an extra star.

How can the world exuse the fact that had our govt's noticed this book before hitler became chancilor ww2 may have been prevented. It is truly pathetic that he was considered a great man up until the war, when all we had to do was read his book!!!

A must read. "Those that do not learn history are doomed to repeat it."

When you disregard the fact that the author was a monster, "Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" is actually a fascinating piece of literature. Do me a favor, and before you people rate "Mein Kampf", read the book first. You'll agree. As a person who usually likes to see both sides of an argument, I was thoroughly interested in seeing WWII from Hitler's point of view. And reading about his days as a veteran in WWI was exciting, to say the least. My favorite part of the book was where Hitler talked about his days as a prisoner of war. The man had a stone-cold heart, but was actually a decent writer. Do I recommend this book to everyone? No. But if you are strong and open-minded, you can get a lot out of "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler. Take care, everyone!