Mein Kampf

[borjastick]

Good morning. Does anyone know of a downloadable English version of Mein Kampf and if so can you give me the link to it please?

I have read one or two short quotes and sections from it over the years but never the whole book and as the printed copies are rare and very expensive the only real option is a free online copy.

Many thanks.

[HansHill]

Vol 1

https://archive.org/details/mein-kampf- ... 1/mode/2up

Vol 2

https://archive.org/details/mein-kampf- ... 2/mode/2up

This is Vol 1 & 2 of the Dalton translation, generally considered the most "fair" and most "modern" translation.

[borjastick]

Vol 1

https://archive.org/details/mein-kampf- ... 1/mode/2up

Vol 2

https://archive.org/details/mein-kampf- ... 2/mode/2up

This is Vol 1 & 2 of the Dalton translation, generally considered the most "fair" and most "modern" translation.

Thanks for that, very much appreciated.

A couple of early points. Firstly I had no idea the book was so long and detailed. I assumed it was his take on Germany at the time of writing and the way forward for Germany to progress as well as the obvious identification of jews and others as problems for the country.

Second it is staggering how astute the man was in his accurate appraisals of various issues including those mentioned above.

I have only just dipped into it thus far and predictably started with anything regarding the jews and the way they cause issues. Very illuminating!

[Stubble]

Dalton's translation is the best translation ever penned. 10/10.

[HansHill]

You're welcome, i hope you find it useful in your research!

One reason i went with Dalton over say, Ford, is that Dalton also has an edition in dual German / English on corresponding pages. That way an objective reader (like us ) can quickly verify any given sentence or passage should we need.

Additionally, Dalton's liner notes alone are worth the admission price, and gives excellent context and translation notes.

As an aside, and specifically on the content: Normies and uninformed people will often dunk on Mein Kampf for being boring, presumably as a way to "own" Adolf Hitler and mock him for being a bad writer, and therefore evil. Or something. The book is mostly about early 20th century central European history, and biographic narratives about an (as yet) obscure Austrian politician. Nobody expects it to be a page turner, and anybody looking for something radical or explosive in there, will be sorely mistaken and underwhelmed.

Regarding his insights - yes, it's almost shocking to see how insightful this content is from the perspective of 2025, mostly because of taboo. However within his context, Adolf Hitler did not exist in a bubble. Many great minds thought similarly at this time, and throughout history. If you like the works of Dalton, he has another work called "Eternal Strangers" which serves as a collection of these great minds through history; from antiquity to the modern day, and what they had to say about our Jewish friends. Adolf Hitler was one of a long line of many such thinkers!

[Archie]

The autobiographical parts in volume one are probably the most readable. Volume two is more about worldview and political philosophy.

In general, I would read some secondary literature before tackling MK. MK was written for a 1920s German audience and will only cover a part of what a typical book on Hitler or the Third Reich would cover. The secondary sources are slanted, sure, but they still give you the big picture which I think is helpful.
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Here's a video that gives an overview of some of Hitler's political philosophy in MK.


Here's an HTML version of MK (I believe it's the Mannheim translation). It's convenient for text searches.
https://www.unz.com/book/adolf_hitler__mein-kampf/

[HansHill]

Agreed with the above re secondary material, as MK is dense and niche. For something credible yet favourable to AH, i recommend Richard Tedor's "Hitler's Revolution" - it's more of an analysis of 3R domestic (and a little bit of foreign) policy, than purely biographical.

I've mentioned similar before, but I feel a dedicated book / podcast review forum would be helpful!