Mein Kampf

#20 in Politics & society

Mein Kampf

Adolf Hitler

First published 1925Original language DE

7.47.4 / 10
Score out of 10125 ratingsConfidence 46%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
615
Pages
about 11 h
Reading time

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About the book

Mein Kampf is a 1925 autobiographical and political manifesto by Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party. The book outlines many of Hitler's political beliefs, his political ideology, and his future plans for Germany and the world. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926. The combined volumes encompass roughly 750 pages. Emil Maurice, SS member No. 2, was prominent in early transcription, then most of the editing was done by Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess.

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 6.5 across 125 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 46% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Politics & society average of 8.0. That is how 7.4 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library8.157 46%
Hardcover5.168 54%

Reader voices

The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).

  • “From my point of view this is probably one of the most important books written. This is one of those books that changes history. Yes, this means I completely disagree with what Hitler said about books. He mentioned that books don't change history, but a…”

    ★ 5/5NullVector on Hardcover

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How long is Mein Kampf?

It has 615 pages — longer than 96% of the ranked books in Politics & society.

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