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Why is it so hard to get a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf?

Author: The Conversation USA

Hitler’s infamous political memoir, Mein Kampf, continues to trouble us like few other texts in the world. Seven decades after the end of the Third Reich, it fascinates and appals in equal measure.

Available in many translations, Mein Kampf is widely read around the world and regularly features on bestseller lists in India. The state of...

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