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A biography of Adolf Hitler published two years before his autobiography Mein Kampf may also have been written by Hitler:
In the early fall of 1923, when Adolf Hitler was still mostly known for his frenzied speeches at Munich beer halls, a slim biography was published that lauded him as the savior of the German nation and even compared him to Jesus. The book, "Adolf Hitler: His Life and His Speeches," was credited to Baron Adolf Victor von Koerber, a German aristocrat and war hero. Scholars have said that Hitler sought Mr. von Koerber out for the biography because he needed a conservative figure without links to the Nazi Party to help legitimize him as a leader.
However, new research says Hitler penned the work himself. This suggests that Hitler had designs on taking power earlier than many historians have previously thought and manipulated public opinion to get there.
"Adolf Hitler: His Life and His Speeches" was published two years before "Mein Kampf," the autobiography and manifesto that historians consider the moment Hitler went from political propagandist to leader in waiting. The von Koerber biography was published shortly before Hitler helped lead a bungled coup in Munich known as the Beer Hall Putsch.
"It's 1923, and Hitler suddenly decides he needs to boost his national profile," said Thomas Weber, a professor of history and international affairs at the University of Aberdeen, in Scotland, who uncovered documents in Mr. von Koerber's archival papers that he argues reveals Hitler as the biography's true author. The documents included a sworn statement by the publisher's widow.
Dusty old Godwin meme.
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Tuesday October 11 2016, @08:53AM
So what did the powers that won WWI (who for the most part were neither Jews nor coloured) imposing unfair conditions on Germany have to do with the races of people inside Germany?
Indeed, I'd say one of the main reason why Germany lost WWII is Hitler's racism. I mean, the people who were conquered in the east didn't previously have a good life in the Soviet Union; if they had been treated well by the Germans, I guess they would have supported the German side. Especially the Jews who had to suffer from Soviet antisemitism (while not as bad as Nazi antisemitism, it was still bad enough). They would have had been strong allies.
And had Einstein not have to leave Germany for the simple reason that he was Jew, probably Germany would have had the atomic bomb first.
Note that I don't think starting WWII was right, I just think it would have been winnable if Hitler had not been an insane racist.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.