 Other notable publications included "The Third Eye" by Lobsang Rampa, Pierre Boulle's "The Bridge over the River Kwai", Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and William Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich".Warburg was born on 27 November 1898 in Paddington, London, to John Cimon Warburg (1867, London – 1931, London), a photographer, and his wife Violet Amalia (1868 – ) ("née" Sichel), both of Jewish descent.John Cimon was the oldest son of Fredric Elias Warburg (born 1832, Gothenburg, Sweden, died 1899, London) and Emma (1844–1925) ("née" Raphael).