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. Hitlers 4 favorite books that show his love for the. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. The best books on hitler five books expert recommendations. 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. 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. The man, as it supposedly turned out, was adolf hitler.
Copyright of adolf hitlers mein kampf expires bbc news. The list has been segregated into groups to make the list more manageable. 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. In hitlers first hundred days, peter fritzsche charts the audacious and. Book claims to have uncovered the real story of hitlers.
Still, it is difficult to figure out which ones were his favorite, as there are very few references on the matter. The dictator was dressed cheaply and very nervous, according to the witness. Peter fritzsche, whose new book is hitlers first hundred days. Hitler began mein kampf while imprisoned for what he considered to be political. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Nevertheless, when i first visited the hitler library, in april of. History has given him names such as madman, tyrant, and animal. Hitler has a reputation as the incarnation of evil. A sobering look at how quickly hitler transformed germany the. The book was edited firstly by emil maurice, then by hitlers deputy rudolf hess. Adolf hitler has 195 books on goodreads with 110437 ratings.
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