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Hitler on Trial: Alan Cranston, Mein Kampf, and The Court of World Opinion
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About Hitler On Trial: Alan Cranston, Mein Kampf, And The
Product Description Before the Internet, there was Alan Cranston.In 1939, a 24-year old American journalist, recently returned to New York City from Europe, discovers that Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf—as published in the United States—is sanitized. Using Hitler’s own words from the original Nazi manifesto, he translates and writes an annotated condensed edition to expose the full measure of Hitler’s evil ideology, chilling anti-Semitism, and plans for world domination. The American publisher of Mein Kampf sues for copyright infringement.This short historical non-fiction book is about the people and events that shaped the young journalist’s life. It recounts his determined pursuit of the truth to alert Americans and the world to the danger six months before Hitler’s war machine invades Poland and begins the march toward WWII. The journalist was Alan Cranston, future Senator from California, a leader in the U.S. Senate, and candidate for president. Cranston dedicated his life to public service, nuclear arms reduction, and world peace. About the Author Lorraine H. Tong immigrated to America when she was six years old and grew up in the Bay Area in California. She received her degree in International Relations, with a concentration in U.S. - China relations, from Stanford University. As Senator Alan Cranston's foreign policy legislative aide and advisor for eight years, her issue areas of responsibilities included U.S.-China normalization of relations, Taiwan Relations Act, U.S.-Soviet relations, the Middle East, human rights, trade, and nuclear arms control. She also worked for Senator Jacob Javits on U.S.-China issues. Her post-Senate career includes research and analytic work at the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service on public policy, including legislative process, appropriations, and Supreme Court issues. For nearly a decade, she was Professional Development Committee Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Staff Association. She and her family enjoy traveling and looking forward to new adventures.
