OFF: MEIN KAMPF BANNED IN SWEDEN

Craig Shipley craigs at PYRAMID.COM
Fri Oct 17 10:47:26 EDT 1997


-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Edlund Anderson <cea20 at CUS.CAM.AC.UK>
To: Multiple recipients of list BOC-L <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Date: Friday, October 17, 1997 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: OFF: MEIN KAMPF BANNED IN SWEDEN


>On fre 17 okt 1997 09.40 "Craig Shipley" <craigs at PYRAMID.COM> wrote:
>> And, FWIW, I happen to own a
>> pre-W.W.II (1938) hardback copy of Mein Kampf. It is NOT an easy read
>
>    Because it's set in Fraktur? :) Or because Hitler wasn't the most
>accessible writer? :)

The latter (the book is in English). It has an interesting preface, written
by the translator, referring to "troubling incidents on the Continent".
Little did he know what was to come... At least the British press was trying
to inform the populace of what the Little Corporal across the Channel had
going thru his mind... (know your potential enemy).

>
>    I've no idea whether it's in Fraktur or not, though it seemed likely.
>

No, but it is in tiny print and it is the un-abridged version (this thing is
about two inches thick and with NO pictures! :-) ).

>Cheers,
>Carl
>
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