<story><title>George Orwell&apos;s review of Mein Kampf (1940)</title><url>https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmBhYakPbYtT3k5cDd4Sm1SRUE/edit</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>michaelsbradley</author><text>In 1937, Pope Pius XI published a kind of &amp;quot;review&amp;quot; of the ideas in Mein Kampf and the actions of the Nazi Party. &lt;i&gt;Mit Brennender Sorge&lt;/i&gt; (&amp;quot;With Burning Anxiety&amp;quot;) remains the only papal encyclical ever principally published in a language other than Latin. That is, the official edition was published in German and other translations were derived from the German rather than a Latin original. Apparently, the Pope&amp;#x27;s harsh critique enraged Hitler.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xi/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_14031937_mit-brennender-sorge_en.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.vatican.va&amp;#x2F;holy_father&amp;#x2F;pius_xi&amp;#x2F;encyclicals&amp;#x2F;docume...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mit_brennender_Sorge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Mit_brennender_Sorge&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>George Orwell&apos;s review of Mein Kampf (1940)</title><url>https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmBhYakPbYtT3k5cDd4Sm1SRUE/edit</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>mikeyouse</author><text>From a timing perspective, this was published in March, 1940. Some other noteworthy events with their dates:&lt;p&gt;* Germany invades Poland (September, 1939)&lt;p&gt;* Britain, France, Canada, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany (September, 1939)&lt;p&gt;* Soviets invade Poland, which is later split (October, 1939)&lt;p&gt;* Nazis begin euthanasia of ill and disabled in Germany (October, 1939)&lt;p&gt;* Soviets attack Finland (November, 1939)&lt;p&gt;So by the time Orwell published his review, it was clear Germany and the Soviets were mobilizing for war, but it was entirely unclear what would happen next.&lt;p&gt;In the next six months, Germany would invade Denmark, Norway, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands while beginning their blitz on Great Britain. The Soviets would take Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Mussolini would meet Hitler in Munich, declare war on France and Britain and Italian forces would take Greece and enter Egypt. The Tripartite Pact would be signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan to formalize their alliance.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s amazing to me how fast things moved during that time.</text></comment>