The 1,200 of hitlers books in the library of congress most likely represent less than 10 percent of the original collection. Peter fritzsche, whose new book is hitlers first hundred days. Hitlers 4 favorite books that show his love for the. History has given him names such as madman, tyrant, and animal. Timothy ryback has studied the remnants of hitlers private library, some 1200 books, which occupy shelfspace in the rare book division of the library of congress in washington. The book was edited firstly by emil maurice, then by hitlers deputy rudolf hess. The best books on hitler five books expert recommendations.
Adolf hitler was a powerful german politician and the leader of the nazi party nsdap, chancellor of germany from 1933 to 1945 and leader of nazi germany from 1934 to 1945. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The list has been segregated into groups to make the list more manageable. The books that shaped his life, ryback describes the original collection of 16,000 books, and how as the subtitle suggests, they shaped his life. Hitler has a reputation as the incarnation of evil. Ban, which also includes other nazi propaganda books, follows decades of campaigning by holocaust charities. On this particular friday april 20, 2001, adolf hitlers 112th birthday the rarebook reading room of the library of congressa highceilinged space elegantly appointed with brass lamps, heavy. First published in 1925, mein kampf shows hitlers personal grievances and his ambitions for creating a new order. Book claims to have uncovered the real story of hitlers. Nevertheless, when i first visited the hitler library, in april of. The zweites buch published in english as hitlers secret book and later as hitlers second book, is an unedited transcript of adolf hitlers thoughts on foreign.
This list of books by or about adolf hitler is an english only nonfiction bibliography. But, as british historian michael burleigh points out in selecting the best books on the german dictator, hitler was a bizarre and strangely empty character who never did a proper days work in his life, as well as a raving fantasist on to whom germans were able to project their longings. Adolf hitler has 195 books on goodreads with 110437 ratings. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Adolf hitlers infamous book outlining his nazi ideology, mein kampf, has been banned in germany since the end of world war ii.
Amazon bans sale of most editions of adolf hitlers mein kampf. Copyright of adolf hitlers mein kampf expires bbc news. For the first time in 70 years, adolf hitlers nazi manifesto mein kampf is to be available to buy in germany. In hitlers first hundred days, peter fritzsche charts the audacious and. The man, as it supposedly turned out, was adolf hitler. Mein kampf by adolf hitler, the book thief by markus zusak, hitler by ian kershaw, the rise and fall of the third reich. Still, it is difficult to figure out which ones were his favorite, as there are very few references on the matter. Hitler also wrote that the protocols of the elders of zion, which unmasked the nature and agenda of the jewish people with their ultimate goals, is an authentic document, which later became a part of the nazi propaganda effort to justify persecution and annihilation of the jews. Hitler began mein kampf while imprisoned for what he considered to be political. The dictator was dressed cheaply and very nervous, according to the witness.
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