Zweites Buch is Adolf Hitler's 1928 follow-up manuscript to Mein Kampf. Left unpublished during his lifetime, it is now read by historians as one of the clearest documents of his foreign-policy thinking before he came to power.
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 should be read critically as a primary source from a violent extremist movement, not as a neutral political programme.
Paperback edition
This paperback edition is the lower-cost printed-to-order format for readers who want a usable study copy. 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.
Edition details
- Printed to order by BookVault
- US Royal format, 229 x 152 mm
- 223 pages
- Perfect bound paperback
- ISBN 9630586000081