"Hitler's Table Talk" Study Hour: Episode 23

August 14, 2014

Carolyn Yeager and Ray Goodwin read and comment on the January 25-29th, 1942 dinner table monologues by the German Leader, as taken down by trusted aide, attorney Heinrich Heim.  Included in this episode:

• Hitler speaks of his love of dogs, human origins, beauty of ancient Greeks, cosmic theories, his preference for art over politics;

• Women should not be in politics - Men run the state, women run the home;

• Foreign blood in war - the social caste system in Britain needs changing - National-Socialism encourages the selection of the fittest;

• Difficulties in getting hold of the German economy - negotiating with adversaries - Jews must leave Europe.

The edition of Hitler's Table Talk being used was translated by Norman Cameron and R.H. Stevens, published by Enigma Books, New York, and can be found as a pdf here