Adolf Hitler’s Book ‘Mein Kampf’ Published In Germany After 70 Years
Germany published Adolf Hitler's book, called "Mein Kampf," for the first time after 70 years Friday. RT noted Monday that 4,000 copies of Hitler's book were sold just within a week after it went on sale.
"Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" is a story of Hitler's life, who was an Austrian-born German politician known for his leadership of the Nazi Party (NSDAP).
Reports have revealed that a print copy of the book costs around $64 (€59). The annotated German version of the book was also made available for online purchase on the German Amazon website costing around $418 (€385).
NPR reported Saturday that Hitler's book sold about 10 million copies from the time it was published in 1925 up to the time the Nazis were overpowered on the Eastern Front in 1945.
Munich-based Institute for Contemporary History worked for the 2,000-page book for quite a long time before officially launching the book, entitled "Hitler, Mein Kampf: A Critical Edition."
Munich Institute's director, Andreas Wirsching, said the new version "sets out as far as possible Hitler's sources, which were deeply rooted in the German racist tradition of the late 19th century."
"This edition exposes the false information spread by Hitler, his downright lies and his many half-truths, which aimed at a pure propaganda effect," Wirsching added, as noted by Yahoo! News Saturday.
"At a time when the well-known formulae of far-right xenophobia are threatening to become ... socially acceptable again in Europe, it is necessary to research and critically present the appalling driving forces of National Socialism and its deadly racism."
Christian Hartmann, who led the team tha came up with the annotated edition of the book, said the new version will not only give the readers a glimpse of the past.
"The problem with this book is that it isn't just a historical source - it's also a symbol," Hartmann said. "And our idea was to lay bare this symbol once and for all."
