6 Most Controversial Books of All Time

Germany Must Perish:
Another very controversial book that makes it to the list is ‘Germany Must Perish!’ It is a 104-page book written by Theodore Newman Kaufman and self-published in 1941. It advocates the genocide, through sterilization of all Germans, and the territorial dismemberment of Germany. Kaufman founded the Argyle Press of Newark, New Jersey, U.S., in order to self-publish his racist sentiments. The book was most particularly used by Nazi Germany as propaganda to allege that "the Jews" were plotting against the country.  1945 Journal of Modern History said that the book was intended to be "little more than self-indulgence in dire vituperation by a man who sees Germany as the sole cause of the world's woes." Kaufman also endorsed the book by mailing a miniature black cardboard coffin with a hinged lid to reviewers. Inside the coffin was a card that said, "Read GERMANY MUST PERISH! Tomorrow you will receive your copy."

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