Mein Kampf

　　In 1922, just four years after the war to end all wars, an unknown Austrian then living in Bavaria planned a pamphlet to be called Settling Accounts. In it he intended to attack the ineffectiveness of the dominant political parties in Germany which were opposed to the new National Socialists (Nazis). In November 1923, Adolf Hitler was jailed for the abortive Munich Beer Hall ... (展开全部) 　　In 1922, just four years after the war to end all wars, an unknown Austrian then living in Bavaria planned a pamphlet to be called Settling Accounts. In it he intended to attack the ineffectiveness of the dominant political parties in Germany which were opposed to the new National Socialists (Nazis). In November 1923, Adolf Hitler was jailed for the abortive Munich Beer Hall putsch along with men willing and able to assist him with his writing. With the help of these collaborators, chief among them Rudolf Hess, the pamphlet became a book. Settling Accounts became Mein Kampf, an unparalleled example of muddled economics and history, appalling bigotry, and an intense self-glorification of Adolf Hitler as the true founder and builder of the National Socialist movement. It was written in hate and it contained a blueprint for violent bloodshed. When Mein Kampf was published in 1925, it was a failure. In 1926 a second volume appeared - it was no more successful than the first. People either laughed at it or ignored it. They were wrong to do so. As Hitler's power increased, pressure was put on all party members to buy the book. Gradually this pressure was extended to all elements of the German population. Soon Mein Kampf was even being passed out to newlywed couples as a gift. Ironically, and frighteningly, by the time Hitler came to power on January 30, 1933, what has been considered by many to be the most satanic book ever written was running neck and neck with the Bible at the top of the German bestseller lists. In his excellent introduction to this definitive American translation of Mein Kampf, Konrad Heiden writes: "For years Mein Kampf stood as proof of the blindness and complacency of the world. For in its pages Hitler announced -- long before he came to power -- a program of blood and terror in a self-revelation of such overwhelming frankness that few among its readers had the courage to believe it ... That such a man could go so far toward realizing his ambitions, and -- above all -- could find millions of willing tools and helpers; that is a phenomenon the world will ponder for centuries to come." We would be wrong in thinking that such a program, such a man, and such appalling consequences could not reappear in our world of the present. We cannot permit our selves the luxury of forgetting the tragedy of World War II or the man who, more than any other, fostered it. Mein Kampf must be read and constantly remembered as a specimen of evil demagoguery that people whenever men grow tired of thinking and acting for themselves. Mein Kampf is a blueprint for the age of chaos. It transcends in historical importance any other book of the present generation. In his translation Ralph Manheim has taken particular care to give an exact English equivalent of Hitler's highly individual, and often awkward style, including his occasional grammatical errors. We believe this book should stand as the complete, final, and definitive English version of Hitler's own story of his life, his political philosophy, and his thwarted plans for world domination. Translated by Ralph Manheim with an introduction by Konrad Heiden. A compilation of Hitler's most famous prison writings of 1923--the bible of National Socialism and the blueprint for the Third Reich.　　

　　阿道夫·希特勒（Adolf Hitler)（1889年4月20日—1945年4月30日），生于巴伐利亚和奥地利的边界城市布劳瑙（Braunau am Inn，林茨，莱茵河上的Braunau），卒于柏林。希特勒是德国国家社会主义工人党即纳粹党的总裁和德意志第三帝国的元首。早年曾因暴动入狱，并在狱中写下《我的奋斗》一书，表达出他多方面的观点，如兼并奥地利，反犹和独裁。1933年1月30日出任德国总理；通过"帝国大厦纵火案"打击异己党派。1934年8月1日德国总统兴登堡病逝，希特勒兼任德国总统，并将总统与总理两个职务合二为一，拥有无限的权力，并命令所有军队以及法官和政府官员向他宣誓效忠。作为元首和总理，他成为国家政权的单独执掌者即独裁者，把军队和教会之外的所有政治社会机构都一体化。第二次世界大战时期兼任德国武装力量最高统帅。他执政期间的德国被称为纳粹德国或德意志第三帝国。
　　在第三帝国初期阶段，他的某些经济措施一度使得德国经济走出第一次世界大战后的泥潭，也因此以及富有煽动性的群众运动而获得下层民众的支持。
　　不过在政治体制上，希特勒领导下的德国相对魏玛共和国时期是倾向于极端民族保守主义的。他和墨索里尼领导的意大利、东条英机领导的日本联盟结成轴心国，这直接导致第二次世界大战。德国军队在他的领导下干涉西班牙内战，扶持佛朗哥政权，并吞并奥地利、捷克斯洛伐克，入侵波兰、法国、苏联等国家。
　　国内方面，他实行法西斯式的一党恐怖专政，仇视且排斥其它非纳粹政党和思想，包括共产主义运动，他建立的第一个集中营即为关押共产党之用，他还鼓吹民族优越，仇视其它民族。在国内建立冲锋队、党卫军、盖世太保等独立于国防军外的纳粹军事组织。实行种族灭绝政策，在希特勒的领导下的第三帝国期间，德国以及其占领国领土上大量建造死亡集中营，犹太人以及其他人种的遭到了大屠杀。根据粗略估计，期间总共有约600万犹太人、数千万其它人种因为希特勒的种族灭绝政策而被屠杀。
　　在战争方面，希特勒在军事上摒弃了第一次世界大战的战争模式，创立了并且实践了闪电战、空军支援等新型战争模式，改变了战争的形态。
　　1945年4月28日，苏联红军攻入柏林市区。当天夜里希特勒与爱娃·布劳恩举行婚礼。30日15时30分，希特勒夫妇双双自杀身亡。1945年5月8日夜，纳粹德国正式投降。德国战败.

wow 书看过，不过这个版本封面感觉很不错	来自多拉多拉	1 回应	2009-05-22