Zweites Buch

Zweites Buch is Adolf Hitler’s 1928 follow-up manuscript to Mein Kampf, withheld in his lifetime and recovered by Allied investigators in 1945. It is now read by historians as one of the clearest documents of his foreign-policy thinking before he came to power — offered here as a primary source for historical study, not as a neutral political programme.

Where Mein Kampf mixes autobiography, party history, and political doctrine, this later text is more narrowly concerned with international relations. It sets out Hitler’s views on Germany’s position in Europe, rivalry with France, the role of Britain and the United States, territorial conquest in Eastern Europe, and the ideological assumptions that later shaped Nazi policy.

Why this text matters

For researchers, Zweites Buch is valuable because it preserves the argument in Hitler’s own words before the events of the 1930s and 1940s transformed theory into policy. It belongs beside Mein Kampf, diplomatic histories of the interwar period, studies of Nazi ideology, and works on the origins of the Second World War.

Hardcover edition

This printed-to-order hardcover is a usable collector’s copy. A paperback edition is also available.

Edition details

• Printed to order by our UK print partner
• US Royal format, 229 × 152 mm
• 224 pages
• Hardcover case bound (PPC)
• ISBN 9798996232208