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Zweites Buche, or the "Second Book" in German, is the unreleased sequel to Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf. While still following on themes established in the first book, namely Hitler's belief in the need for Lebensraum, anti-Semitism, and the need to wage war for resources, it's more detailed as to Hitler's view on foreign policy and the other nations he expected he would one day oppose in what became World War II.

The book was not published in Hitler's lifetime due to the poor sale of Mein Kampf in the 1920s. It was later discovered in the German archives and eventually given English translation. Its political successor was Hitler's Table Talk.

Tropes used in Zweites Buch include:

• Canada, Eh?: Hitler's view of Canada and Canadians in general is quite dismissive. Not only does he view them as unable to be considered true Aryans, he also admits to a low opinion on German emigration to Canada, noting he believed Canada had nothing to offer Germans in terms of culture.
• Eagleland: Hitler discusses the U.S. in very negative terms, proclaiming they would be an obstacle to his plans, and and believed the U.S. was firmly in the back pocket of those that wanted to undermine his plans. He, of course, blamed the Jews.
• The Empire: What Hitler wanted to create in Europe. He was hoping the British would be willing to join as allies at the time he penned this theoretical.
• The Federation: Hitler places the Soviets and the Americans as the likely members of this that would oppose his imperial ambitions.
• Foreshadowing: Hitler talks a lot in the text about how he eventually would conduct himself against the nations he considered rivals, and by World War II, some if not all of what he wrote played out like he said.
• Irony: Hitler really wanted to engage in an Enemy Mine with Britain, believing they could benefit from the alliance for mutual gain. The irony kicks in when one considers Hitler essentially wanted to conquer all of Europe and Hitler still thought it was possible to make Britain an ally, who was invested in the status quo of keeping Germany weak and thus was a natural foe both at the time he wrote his thoughts down and during the actual war.
• Not Worth Killing: Used to insult the Soviet Union, which Hitler makes obviously he sees run by people of such low intellect he didn't even consider them better than animals. Irony abounds when you consider he planned to defy the trope and kill them anyway.
• Social Darwinist: This crops up like it does in all of Hitler's writings, but he mostly discusses the trope in relation to his vision of how the German people had to have adequate food and living space to prosper, else they would be the weak overcome by their stronger rivals.