It is considered to be one of the most detailed descriptions of the inner workings and leadership of nazi germany but is controversial because of speers lack of discussion of nazi. Despite having to write this diary on the sly, he was extremely well treated. Albert speer has 24 books on goodreads with 25734 ratings. While it principally deals with speers time while incarcerated at spandau prison, it also contains much material on his role in the third reich and his relationship with adolf hitler. Albert speer gave a 50minute address to the assembled top officials of nazi germany at posen castle in occupied polands reich gauregion wartheland on the critical state of world war ii at that point noted nazi propaganda minister dr. Spandaus dairy by albert speer is a soul searching, tormenting battle within for survival. Albert speer received a prison sentence instead of the death penalty for a variety of reasons, including expressing remorse and taking responsibility for nazi crimes and by keeping a calculated distance from those crimes when he was in power. The secret diaries by albert speer nuremberg trials. Spandauer tagebucher is a 1975 book by albert speer.
Albert speer, richard winston, clara winston, sam sloan. The secret diaries by albert speer, richard winston. The secret diaries by albert speer free ebook download as pdf file. Architecture 19321942 is a lucid, wideranging study of an important neoclassical architect. A conversation with albert speer excerpted from witness to an extreme century by robert jay lifton.
It is the secret diary of albert speer, written on scraps of paper, mostly toilet paper, during his 20 year imprisonment in spandau prison, following the judgement handed by the international military tribunal at the nuremberg trials in 1946. Speer was born in mannheim, germany, into a wealthy middle class family. Albert speer did not, as far as any historians know, personally design. Speer is one of the few top nazi officials who did not receive a death. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes. Albert speer was a german architect and served as a minister for nazi germany during the second world war. Aside from rudolf hess, still serving his life term in spandau prison, speer is the only surviving wartime inti mate of hitler. The museums collections document the fate of holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. 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. Albert speer, german architect who was adolf hitlers chief architect 193345 and minister for armaments and war production 194245. Real history and speers knowledge of auschwitz camp. Albert speer was a brilliant writer and the world should be forever grateful to him for leaving us this work, that addresses and attempts to answer questions the world will always be asking, including. He was the son of albert speer 190581 who was adolf hitlers chief architect.
Oct 02, 2018 history audio books albert speer inside the third reich part 02. Why was nazi armaments minister albert speer sentenced to. History audio books albert speer inside the third reich part 02. I would consider it an excellent look into the personalities of hitlers inner circle and the the way the war machine was run in germany. The life of albert speer was undoubtedly shaped by his personal background and historical context.
Albert speers memoirs3 has renewed pub lic interest in these and other aspects of the nazi regime. Krier candidly confronts the great difficulty of disentangling the architecture and urbanism of. Albert speer spent 20 years, from 1946 to 1966, as a nuremberg war criminal in berlins spandau prison. Gitta sereny, who has written prolifically about the third reich and spent 12 years working with albert speer and a large number of people who knew him, tells the story of his life in considerable detail and tries to establish whether he spoke the truth about what he knew of hitlers horrors. In jail speer quickly lost interest in the outside world. Albert speer biography facts, childhood, family of nazi. The secret diaries by albert speer free in pdf format. About us we believe everything in the internet must be free. Josef goebbels in his diary entry later, speer told them.
Albert speer wrote this diary using fragments of paper which he smuggled out. Full text of inside the third reich internet archive. But it was a different story when he was asked about. In 1918, the family moved permanently to their summer home, schlosswolfsbrunnenweg, in heidelberg. Both attempts are as exasperating as they are exhaustive. Inside the third reich is an inside account of nazi germany from one of hitlers top aides and revered architect, albert speer. This biography profiles his childhood, personal life. After world war ii, speer was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Jan 01, 1975 this book should not be missed by readers who enjoy the history of wwii and its protagonists.
Inside the third reich is a memoir written by albert speer, the nazi minister of armaments from 1942 to 1945, serving as hitlers main architect before this period. The diary explores speer s days as hitlers friend, his days as minister of ammunition and armement, but, especially, his day to day life inside spandau prison. Speers membership to the nazi party lead to his first architectural projects. In august 1945 great britain, france, the ussr, and the united states established a tribunal at nuremberg to try military and civilian leaders of the nazi reg. In 1942, he was named minister of armaments and munitions, assuming significant responsibility for the german war economy. Memoirs, albert speer, hitlers architect turned armaments minister, reflects intimately on his career at the top and the leaderships collective guilt. The candor and lies of nazi officer albert speer history. Inside the third reich memoirs by albert speer by albert speer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. How was adolph hitler, an obvious madman, totally insane, able to attain and keep such great power. Albert speer, 1 one of hitlers closest confidants and minister of armaments in the third reich, who was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment at the nuremberg trial of german major war criminals, in an affidavit, sworn and signed at munich on 15th june 1977, deposed as follows. A close ally of adolf hitler, he was convicted at the nuremberg trials and sentenced to 20 years in prison. This book should not be missed by readers who enjoy the history of wwii and its protagonists. Books by albert speer author of inside the third reich.
Inside the third reich memoirs by albert speer by albert. And, when albert speer was captured and sentenced at nuremberg after becoming the only defendant to plead guilty he started keeping this secret diary. Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in volume i and ii of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free pdf download. He was the second of three sons of albert and luise speer. Speer is one of the few top nazi officials who did.
First published in 1985 to an acute and critical reception, albert speer. Albert speer inside the third reich part 02 audiobook youtube. Speer s reflections on his own absorbtion into the nazi regime and the unfolding of the greatest war in history reveal the men who ruled nazi germany with general sincerity and enlightening insight. Speer s membership to the nazi party lead to his first architectural projects. So, on thousands of squares of toilet paper, albert speer wrote his diary in tiny letters so small that they could hardly be seen, which he was then able to pass to his relatives when they visited him. March 19, 1905 september 1, 1981 was the minister of armaments and war production in nazi germany during most of world war ii. Some have always been skeptical of albert speers selfportrayalat nuremberg and in his bestselling memoirsas an apolitical technocrat who nonetheless took collective responsibility for nazi crimes. Albert speer gave a 50minute address to the assembled top officials of nazi germany at posen castle in occupied polands reich gauregion wartheland on the critical state of world war ii at that point. Bmg rights management, sony atv publishing, cmrra, aresa, and 6 music rights societies show more show less. I first reported in my goebbels biography london, 1996 that speer was the initiator of the program to expel jews from their berlin housing, so that he could take over their 5,000 luxury apartments for himself and his nazi cronies. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rca victor. Albert speer is the third generation of a family of first rank mannheim architects, born in 1905. After joining the nazi party in 1930, speer became adolf hitlers personal architect.
This biography profiles his childhood, personal life, career, relations with hitler, subsequent capture and other facts. Architecture 19321942 by leon krier in chm, doc, fb2 download ebook. Speers reflections on his own absorbtion into the nazi regime and the unfolding of the greatest war in history reveal the men who ruled nazi germany with general sincerity and enlightening insight. Now, from records in the possession of speers closest associate, and other researches, german historian schmidt free univ. Albert speer inside the third reich part 02 audiobook. He gives an amazing account of the daily lives of himself and the other six imprisoned in spandau at the time.
He later published popular books about the third reich. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the shapell center. Erinnerungen, memories 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. Finally the conformist historians are catching up with the real facts about their former darling, albert speer. I wasnt even born when speer was imprisoned but by the time of his release i was sixteen years old. Albert speers most popular book is inside the third reich. While it principally deals with speers time while incarcerated at. He worries what the technology unleashed in world war ii will bring to humankind. By the time speer was released on september 30, 1966, twenty years later, there were more than.
Speer impressed other nazi officials and key figures with in the party, through hanke he was given the more challenging task of rebuilding the party headquarters in. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The diary explores speers days as hitlers friend, his days as minister of ammunition and armement, but, especially, his day to day life inside spandau prison. It contends that hitler took an essentially good man and enticed him with power that his prewar life 2g.
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