Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler - (Ralph Manheim Translation)

Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler - (Ralph Manheim Translation)

Author: Adolf Hitler

Year: 1925

Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf translated to English by Ralph Manheim. Of the currently available English translations (Stalag, Murphy, Ford, Reynol & Hitchcock, and most recently, Dalton), many consider Manheim's translation to be the most precise to the original German edition. However precise this particular translation may be, it does not exist without flaws. I will mention some points to become aware of prior to reading. First, this translation comes with an anti-Hitler introduction and hostile footnotes which the reader may avoid in the interest of objectivity. One should begin reading a new book with a neutral mind. In this case, both introductions, and the footnoting, serve to sabotage the reader's objective viewpoint and undo Hitler's words, where they have not already been tampered through subtle mistranslation. It should be noted, however, that a small portion of the footnotes which lack Manheim's subjective input are useful, but these are sadly in the minority. Second, there are purposely mistranslated racial slurs in place of ordinary references to "Negroes" ( Neger in German.) You will find instead terms such as "niggerized" in place of ordinary references to Africans. For