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Jan 31, 2003 in 1978 robert hughes interviewed albert speer, the architect of hitlers grim vision. Almost thirty years later, i have just reread albert speer s inside the third reich. A close ally of adolf hitler, he was convicted at the nuremberg trials and sentenced to 20 years in prison. It is considered to be one of the most detailed descriptions of the inner workings and leadership of nazi germany but is controversial. How was adolph hitler, an obvious madman, totally insane, able to attain and keep such great power. An intellectual architect, he was befriended by hitler in 1933 and for the next twelve years they maintained one of. The author gives a very good overview of the work of speer during the period of 19301945. The first edition of the novel was published in 1969, and was written by albert speer. An intellectual architect, he was befriended by hitler in 1933 and for the next 12 years they maintained one of the most powerful and extraordinary relationships in the nazi hierarchy.
Speer, adolf hitlers architect of choice, happens to be responsible for one of the boldest architectural and urban oeuvres of modern times. Erinnerungen, memories is a memoir written by albert speer. The book also highlights the sometimes harsh treatment meted out to rudolf hess. Students of military history should be aware that speer, as the architect and arms minister of the reich has very little to say regarding military theory or strategythis is more a book about hitlers personality as told by one who knew him as well as anyone, and about the. Speer, the minister of armaments and war production under hitler, the man who had kept germany armed and. He later published popular books about the third reich. Researched and written over an eight year period, albert speer weaves together information from innumerable personal interviews with speer, his family, close friends, and professional colleagues, the authors own solid grasp of german history, and critical readings of speer s own writings, including various drafts of his memoirs, inside the. To return to the books of my childhood is to yield to the strain of nostalgia that is curious about the. Albert speer was not only hitlers architect and armaments minister, but the fuhrers closest friendhis unhappy love. Oct 02, 2018 history audio books albert speer inside the third reich part 01. Hilde schramm is talking about albert speer, hitlers personal architect in 1933, minister of armaments and munitions from 1943, and the father she barely knew when the war ended.
Erinnerungen, memories is a memoir written by albert speer, the nazi minister of armaments from 1942 to 1945, serving as adolf hitler s main architect before this period. Berthold konrad hermann albert speer german march 19, 1905 september 1, 1981 was a german architect who was, for a part of world war ii, minister of armaments and war production for nazi germany. In 1942 speer was appointed armaments minister and became second only to hitler himself as a power on. Download pdf albert speer free online new books in politics.
Sep 02, 2019 download inside the third reich by albert speer pdf ebook free. With rutger hauer, john gielgud, maria schell, blythe danner. As the minister in charge of all industrial and arms production during the last three years of the second world war, he was effectively the second most powerful man in germany after adolf hitler himself. Jan 08, 20 the candor and lies of nazi officer albert speer the minister of armaments was happy to tell his captors about the war machine he had built. Speer, the minister of armaments and war production under hitler, the man who had kept germany armed and the war machine running even after hitlers mystique had faded, takes a brutally honest look at his role in the war effort, giving readers a complete view of the inside of the nazi. Speer chronicles his entire life, but the majority of inside the third reich focuses on the years between 1933 and 1945, when speer figured prominently in hitlers government and the german war effort as inspector general of buildings for the renovation of the federal capital and later as minister of arms and munitions. The book was a worn, thick burgundy paperback, spine splintered in three parts, tiny print crammed on its pages. Albert speer inside the third reich part 02 audiobook youtube. Albert speer s most popular book is inside the third reich. This movie is based on speer s autobiography of the same name. Inside the third reich by albert speer 19950105 jan 1, 1750.
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Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Albert speer has 18 books on goodreads with 25799 ratings. Aug 01, 2017 almost thirty years later, i have just reread albert speers inside the third reich. Albert speer could not have known that rudolf hess was genuinely ill with an undetected stomach ulcer when he wrote how hess complained so much of being in pain. Spandau the secret diaries by albert speer, paperback. In his bestselling autobiography, albert speer, minister of armaments and chief architect of nazi germany, repeatedly insisted he knew nothing of the genocidal crimes of hitlers third reich. How was adolph hitler, an obvious madman, totally insane, able to. The first half deals with speer and hitler planning and building monuments to the nazi party. The book was published in multiple languages including, consists of 672 pages and is available in paperback format. The main characters of this history, non fiction story are adolf hitler, albert speer. Architecture 19321942 is a lucid, wideranging study of an important neoclassical architect.
Inside the third reich by albert speer download ebookscart. Albert speer is the only leading nazi to take responsibility for his actions during world war ii. With that background, you will better appreciate the good nazi. Speer was adolf hitlers chief architect before assuming ministerial office. Books by albert speer all formats kindle books hardcover paperback sort by. Inside the third reich is a memoir written by albert speer, the nazi minister of armaments from 1942 to 1945, serving as adolf hitlers main architect before this period.
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