Mein Kampf

Mein Kampf (My Struggle) is the autobiographical manifesto written by Adolf Hitler while imprisoned in 1924, published in two volumes in 1925 and 1926. The work outlines Hitler’s political ideology, antisemitic views, and plans for the transformation of German society into one based on race.

The Ralph Manheim translation, considered the most precise English rendering of the original German text, includes a new introduction by historian John Lukacs that provides essential historical context. Manheim took particular care to give an exact English equivalent of Hitler’s highly individual, and often awkward, style.

This edition is widely used for scholarly and historical study. Understanding the origins of totalitarian ideology remains essential to preventing its recurrence, and this text serves as a primary historical document of one of history’s darkest chapters.