Hitler's writings constitute the foundations of National Socialism and forms the self-serving justification for the Nazi’s hateful desolation of humanity. He serves as the tertiary antagonist in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.Īfter his imprisonment following a failed coup in Munich, Hitler wrote Mein Kampf, a personal manifesto that outlined his views of the world a bitter race war between the Germanic Aryans, the divine master race, and the machinations of inferior, parasitic 'lesser' races and agencies, such as the Slavs, Jews and the communists, to limit their power and prevent them from reaching their true potential as the true stewards of humanity. The central ideologue and heart of the Nazi Party and therefore directly responsible for their genocidal reign of terror, he is arguably the overarching antagonist of the MachineGames reboot series. The Diaries of Agent Silent Death (Mentioned Only) Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician that rose to become the Führer (Leader) of the Nazi Party, and later the dictator, 'Führer und Reichskanzler' (Leader and Imperial Chancellor), of Nazi Germany. The Adventures of Gunslinger Joe (Mentioned Only) Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (Mentioned Only) Seemingly a lot more helpful for the historian/researcher than the average reader.Wolfenstein: The New Order (Mentioned Only) There are even several indices at the end where one can find specific speeches/pages that cover a myriad of topics.

The most valuable parts of the book are running commentary on the different stages in Hitler's career/rule, historical context, and a sampling of the international response to many of the speeches. Even being selective about what speeches were included, there was a lot of repetition and hyperbole. Ultimately, though, Hitler is rather tiresome to read. Hitler and Trump do have a certain rhetorical style in common, but much the same could be said about demagogues throughout history. The Hitler comparison (aka, Godwin's Law) gets invoked a lot with Trump, so I thought that maybe getting a sense of Hitler's style would explain some things. But again: Why read it? I suspect that only Neo-Nazis would actually want to read it for its own sake, whereas I was curious as to style, content and, most importantly, context. Why read a book of Hitler's speeches? I will admit that the only reason I became aware of this was an early-90's GQ (or was it Vanity Fair?) interview with Trump in which then-wife Ivana mentioned that he had this book on a bedside table.

My new order by adolf hitler