Mein Kampf: Hitler's dark vision for the future

Published 100 years ago in 1925, Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf was one of the most consequential books of the 20th century. It laid out Hitler's political ideology and future aspirations, as well as making the Nazi leader a lot of money. In more recent times, Mein Kampf has continued to influence neo-Nazis and antisemites around the world, and there have been passionate debates about whether it should still be published in the 21st century. In this episode, Rob Attar speaks to Dr Lisa Pine, an expert on Nazi Germany, about the history of the book and its dark legacy.

(Ad) Lisa Pine is the author of Nazi Posters: Propaganda and Policies (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025). Buy now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Soviet-Nazi-Posters-Propaganda-Policies/dp/1350399442/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty.

Richard J Evans explores the motivations of those who governed and supported the Third Reich: https://link.chtbl.com/7M9Hm-d3.

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