History glossary
Mein Kampf
Hitler's autobiographical and ideological book, dictated after the failed Beer Hall Putsch.
- Category
- Political text
- Region
- Germany
- Date range
- 1925-1926
What it means
Mein Kampf was Adolf Hitler's autobiographical and ideological book, dictated during his imprisonment after the Beer Hall Putsch and published in two volumes in 1925 and 1926. It set out his antisemitism, hatred of Marxism and democracy, plans for German expansion, and racial vision of politics.
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