"What book was to have been called, in translation, ""Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice""?"
Mein Kampf printing of the book in Germany. In 2016, following the expiration of the copyright held by the Bavarian state government, "Mein Kampf" was republished in Germany for the first time since 1945, which prompted public debate and divided reactions from Jewish groups. Hitler originally wanted to call his forthcoming book "Viereinhalb Jahre (des Kampfes) gegen Lüge, Dummheit und Feigheit", or "Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice". Max Amann, head of the Franz Eher Verlag and Hitler's publisher, is said to have suggested the much shorter ""Mein Kampf"" or ""My Struggle"". The arrangement of chapters
Adolf Hitler Struggle"; originally entitled "Four and a Half Years of Struggle against Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice") to his deputy, Rudolf Hess. The book, dedicated to Thule Society member Dietrich Eckart, was an autobiography and exposition of his ideology. The book laid out Hitler's plans for transforming German society into one based on race. Some passages imply genocide. Published in two volumes in 1925 and 1926, it sold 228,000 copies between 1925 and 1932. One million copies were sold in 1933, Hitler's first year in office. Shortly before Hitler was eligible for parole, the Bavarian government attempted to have him deported back