If you want a version that is easy to read and is much more accurate than Manheim, Murphy or any other version, that is the one you want.
Other translations are simply bad or intentionally ruined to make Hitler look rambling. James Murphy was a Nazi sympathizer when he started his translation but was kicked out of Germany when he saw what it was really like and finished his translation(a very poor quality one) on his own with lots of documented errors. James Murphy actually did not speak German very well which is why his translation has so many errors.
Manheim's translation is very hard to read and understand. It is poorly written in English and much of Hitler's words have been changed to remove the subtlety(as exposed in the book Mein Kampf: A Translation Controversy). Manheim's edition is often cited as being rambling or hard to read but this is due to his poor translation style. He also had many translation errors in his book, some parts he skipped, and some parts he left in German.
Neither Murphy nor Manheim have any useful footnotes or historical inserts while the Ford translation does have many useful notations about references, double meanings of Hitler's sayings, and historical information that makes the book more understandable.
I highly recommend Mein Kampf to anyone interested in history or politics.
Some people saying it is impossibly hard to read. Those people are trying to read the Manheim translation which is an absolutely TERRIBLE translation and should be avoided. Murphy's translation, which I mentioned, is abridged and 20% shorter than the original German. Murphy also altered what Hitler said in many places.
Check out the book Mein Kampf: A Translation Controversy, google or use the below link. It compares the different translations and shows errors in them. It is a great comparison to see which is the best and also has some good history in the front of the book. It is free too.
Mein Kampf is not the racist rant that those people assume it is. Yes, it has some antisemitism in it, but 99% of it is about history and politics and how Hitler created the Nazi party.
As I said, be sure you get the Ford translation of Mein Kampf. It has great historical notes and is the most accurate version. It would be hard to understand without Ford's historical notes in many places. Manheim and Murphy translations are very common and there are some pirate copies of Murphy on amazon but they are not worth anything because they have almost no historical notes and the few notes they have are meaningless or even still in German in Manheim's version. Manheim also intentionally made his version hard to read in an effort to make Hitler look like a rambling fool.
Mein Kampf gave me an appreciation for politics that I did not have before reading it. It also is an interesting way of looking at people in general. I would recommend reading the introduction and the below book to put it in perspective. Remember, this is a work of propaganda too.
Start with the free Mein Kampf Translation Controversy book, I am sure when you go through it you will understand why I like this edition the best.
Nothing Adolf Hitler said in the mid 30s made much sense or relevance and its even less relevance today except as an historical oddity or to have a good laugh. My Uncle died in the RAF fighting him.
I regret I cant click on your links as you are only level one (member since 2008) ? Try hard to get those 250 points at least so you can let us have links.
Which one? That banned one looks exciting ?
Mein Kampf is unintelligible garbage.
I seriously wouldn't bother.
the last one my aryan freind. heil hitler!!
I am wondering which one should I go with? I am looking for the best English edition. Thank you in advance.
http://www.amazon.com/Kampf-Special-Banned-Adolf-Hitler/dp/1475144687/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1360817760&sr=1-10&keywords=mein+kampf+by+adolf+hitler+in+english
http://www.amazon.com/Mein-Kampf-James-Murphy-Translation/dp/1468014269/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1360817760&sr=1-2&keywords=mein+kampf+by+adolf+hitler+in+english
http://www.amazon.com/Mein-Kampf-Adolf-Hitler/dp/817224164X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1360817760&sr=1-1&keywords=mein+kampf+by+adolf+hitler+in+english
Or another? e
