Download or read book Albert Speer victim of Nuremberg written by William Hamsher and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Albert Speer written by Gitta Sereny and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1996-10-29 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Speer was not only Hitler's architect and armaments minister, but the Fuhrer's closest friend--his "unhappy love." Speer was one of the few defendants at the Nuremberg Trials to take responsibility for Nazi war crimes, even as he denied knowledge of the Holocaust. Now this enigma of a man is unveiled in a monumental biography by a writer who came to know Speer intimately in his final years. Out of hundreds of hours of interviews, Sereny unravels the threads of Speer's personality: the genius that made him indispensable to the German war machine, the conscience that drove him to repent, and the emotional wounds that made him susceptible to Hitler's lethal magnetism. Read as an inside account of the Third Reich, or as a revelatory unsparing yet compassionate study of the human capacity for evil, Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth is a triumph. "Fascinating...Not only a major addition to our knowledge of the Third Reich, but a stunning attempt to understand the nature of good and evil."--Newsday "More than a biography...It also constitutes a perceptive re-examination of the mysterious appeal of Adolf Hitler."--San Francisco Chronicle
Download or read book Inside the Third Reich written by Albert Speer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-04 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, Hitler's architect and later his armaments minister, was in the dictator's inner circle for almost 12 years. After the war, Speer used the enforced leisure of his 20 prison years as a war criminal to plan and write these memoirs. This is the most revealing document on the Hitler phenonmenon yet written. It takes the reader inside Nazi Germany on four different levels: Hitler's inner circle, National Socialism as a whole, the area of wartime production and the inner struggle of Albert Speer.
Download or read book Albert Speer Escaping the Gallows written by Adrian Greaves and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, Albert Speer, Hitler’s one-time number two, persuaded the judges that he ‘knew nothing’ of the Holocaust and related atrocities. Narrowly escaping execution, he was sentenced to twenty years in Spandau Prison, Berlin. In 1961, the newly commissioned author, as the British Army Spandau Guard Commander, was befriended by Speer, who taught him German. Adrian Greaves’ record of his conversations with Speer over a three year period make for fascinating reading. While the top Nazi admitted to Greaves his secret part in war crimes, after his 1966 release he determinedly denied any wrongdoing and became an intriguing and popular figure at home and abroad. Following Speer’s death in 1981 evidence emerged of his complicity in Hitler’s and the Nazi’s atrocities. In this uniquely revealing book the author skilfully blends his own personal experiences and relationship with Speer with a succinct history of the Nazi movement and the horrors of the 1930s and 1940s. In so doing new light is thrown on the character of one of the 20th century’s most notorious characters.
Download or read book Albert Speer written by Gitta Sereny and published by . This book was released on 1997-06-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Speer was not only Hitler's architect and armaments minister, but the Fuhrer's closest friend--his "unhappy love." Speer was one of the few defendants at the Nuremberg Trials to take responsibility for Nazi war crimes, even as he denied knowledge of the Holocaust. Now this enigma of a man is unveiled in a monumental biography by a writer who came to know Speer intimately in his final years. Out of hundreds of hours of interviews, Sereny unravels the threads of Speer's personality: the genius that made him indispensable to the German war machine, the conscience that drove him to repent, and the emotional wounds that made him susceptible to Hitler's lethal magnetism. Read as an inside account of the Third Reich, or as a revelatory unsparing yet compassionate study of the human capacity for evil, Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth is a triumph. "Fascinating...Not only a major addition to our knowledge of the Third Reich, but a stunning attempt to understand the nature of good and evil."--Newsday "More than a biography...It also constitutes a perceptive re-examination of the mysterious appeal of Adolf Hitler."--San Francisco Chronicle "From the Trade Paperback edition.
Download or read book Inside the Third Reich written by Albert Speer and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Inside the Third Reich 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. 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 Speer's lack of discussion of Nazi atrocities and questions regarding his degree of awareness or involvement with them." --
Download or read book Albert Speer written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plucked from obscurity to be Hitler's chief architect and Minister of War, Albert Speer became the second most powerful man in Nazi Germany and the closest Hitler had to a friend. Having narrowly escaped hanging at Nuremberg, Speer emerged from twenty years at Spandau gaol, as he thought, a changed man. But even as he publishes his bestselling accounts of the Third Reich, the extent of his complicity in Nazi crimes returns to haunt him - and his long-suffering family.
Download or read book Albert Speer Escaping the Gallows written by Adrian Greaves and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, Albert Speer, Hitler's one-time number two, persuaded the judges that he 'knew nothing' of the Holocaust and related atrocities. Narrowly escaping execution, he was sentenced to twenty years in Spandau Prison, Berlin. In 1961, the newly commissioned author, as the British Army Spandau Guard Commander, was befriended by Speer, who taught him German. Adrian Greaves' record of his conversations with Speer over a three year period make for fascinating reading. While the top Nazi admitted to Greaves his secret part in war crimes, after his 1966 release he determinedly denied any wrongdoing and became an intriguing and popular figure at home and abroad. Following Speer's death in 1981 evidence emerged of his complicity in Hitler's and the Nazi's atrocities. In this uniquely revealing book the author skilfully blends his own personal experiences and relationship with Speer with a succinct history of the Nazi movement and the horrors of the 1930s and 1940s. In so doing new light is thrown on the character of one of the 20th century's most notorious characters.
Download or read book Speer written by Martin Kitchen and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sets the record straight on Albert Speer’s assertions of ignorance of the Final Solution and claims to being the ‘good Nazi.’”—Kirkus Reviews 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 Hitler’s Third Reich. In this revealing new biography, author Martin Kitchen disputes Speer’s lifelong assertions of ignorance and innocence, portraying a far darker figure who was deeply implicated in the appalling crimes committed by the regime he served so well. Kitchen reconstructs Speer’s life with what we now know, including information from valuable new sources that have come to light only in recent years. The result is the first truly serious accounting of the man, his beliefs, and his actions during one of the darkest epochs in modern history, not only countering Speer’s claims of non-culpability but also disputing the commonly held misconception that it was his unique genius alone that kept the German military armed and fighting long after its defeat was inevitable. “A devastating portrait of an empty, narcissistic and compulsively ambitious personality.”—The Wall Street Journal “Kitchen’s exhaustively researched, detailed book nails, one by one, the lies of the man who provided a thick coat of whitewash to millions of old Nazis. Its fascinating account of how the moral degradation of the chaotic Nazi regime corrupted an entire nation is a timely warning for today.”—Daily Mail (“Book of the Month”) “[An] excellent new biography . . . Kitchen has taken a wrecking ball to Speer’s mendacious and meticulously created self-image. And about time, too.”—History Today
Download or read book Albert Speer on Trial Evidence from Nuremberg The Illustrated Edition written by Bob Carruthers and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nuremberg Trials were held by the four victorious Allied forces of Great Britain, the USA, France and the USSR in the Palace of Justice, Nuremberg from November 1945 to October 1946. Famous for prosecuting the major German war criminals, they also tried the various groups and organisations that were at the heart of Nazi Germany. This fascinating volume is concerned with the trial of Albert Speer, Hitler's architect and the Minister of Armaments and War Production. It includes all the testimony regarding his trial, including his cross-examination by the Court, the concluding speeches from the defence and prosecution, and the final judgment on his case. Because of his close links with the Nazi system of forced labour, the book also includes evidence regarding this policy. Speer, almost uniquely in this trial, accepted responsibility for his actions. However, he denied any knowledge of the Holocaust, or of the appalling conditions of the enslaved workers at the Krupp factories and other armaments works. What he did or did not know about the about the brutalities of the Nazi regime is still a matter of speculation today.
Download or read book My Favorite Nazi written by Lazaro Droznes and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Nazi hierarch who saved his life at the Nuremberg trial. Albert Speer, one of the leading Nazi hierarchs, was Hitler's architect and Minister of Armaments. He was responsible for the deportation and death of millions of slave workers who were forced to work in degrading conditions in the war industries. An estimated 14 million workers were used against their will to increase 4 times the production of armaments during the administration of Albert Speer. Thanks to this huge increase in production, Germany was able to sustain the conflict for two additional years. This extension of the conflict resulted in several million victims that could have been avoided. Despite his direct responsibility for the death of millions of slave workers and prisoners of war, Albert Speer miraculously avoided the hanging sentence that his Nazi colleagues on trial in Nuremberg did receive. Albert Speer was the only Nazi who showed any kind of repentance and accepted shared responsibility for the atrocities committed during the Nazi regime. Speer was sentenced to "only" 20 years in prison in Spandau prison, a sentence that he served in its entirety until the last day. After prison, he published a memoir that became a world best seller, had a great media impact, and made him a wealthy man. Because of his repentance and acceptance of responsibilities, he is frequently and ironically mentioned as "the good Nazi." Buy this book now to find out about the strategies Albert Speer used to save himself from the gallows and become the world's favorite Nazi !TAGSHitler, Adolf Hitler, Auschwitz, Nazi, Anasazi. Alois Hitler. hitler biography, adolf hitler biography, hitler adolf, biography of hitler, hitler party, biography of adolf hitler, hitler life, hitler information, history hitler, adolf hitler information, alfred hitler, adolf hitler life, albert hitler, biography adolf hitler, nazy party, nazy Germany, adolf hitler time, adolf hitler 1889 1945
Download or read book The Good Nazi written by Dan Van der Vat and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Nazi leader Albert Speer who served Hitler as a minister of wartime production, looking at Speer's knowledge of Holocaust activities, discussing his personal role in the exploitation of slave labor, and questioning his denial of war crimes.
Download or read book Albert Speer written by David Van Tol and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Speer: Historical Personalities of the Twentieth Century has been written specifically with the senior modern history student in mind. Its easy-to-read biographical style makes it an excellent resource for students of all abilities. Throughout the text, the historical figure of Albert Speer is considered within the context of inter-war Germany and the rise of Nazism; World War II; the Nuremberg war crimes trials and the post-war era. Students studying 'Germany, 1918-1939' will therefore also find this book a most helpful companion. Twelve chapters cover the span of Speer's life - from his early life and rise to prominence as Hitler's architect, to his major achievements as Armaments Minister, his trial at Nuremberg for war crimes, his years in Spandau prison and finally his career as a celebrated author. A historiographical overview is also provided to give students an opportunity to assess the competing interpretations and debates that exist among historians and biographers of Albert Speer. To help engage the reader, the book contains: - a timeline of major events - original images - glossary of key terms - chapter review questions - HSC-style essay questions Six Source Investigations are included to provide students with the opportunity to work as historians with key primary and secondary documents. The Source Investigations cover the following periods of Speer's life and career: - Background and early life - Reasons for joining the Nazis - Hitler's Architect - Armaments Minister - Speer's war crimes - Speer and the persecution of the Jews
Download or read book Albert Speer in the Federal Republic written by Martina Christmeier and published by Michael Imhof Verlag. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Speer, architect and armaments minister of the Nazi regime, successfully captured the image of a non-political technocrat after his release from prison in 1966. He had had no knowledge of the crimes of national socialism, and had been seduced by Hitler's aura. The book corrects the "spear-legend" and makes the interaction of the Germans with their past visible.
Download or read book The Good Nazi written by Dan Van der Vat and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Nuremberg, Speer had accepted guilt for - but not direct knowledge of - Nazi war crimes and the treatment of the Jews. But THE GOOD NAZI relates how Speer personally ordered the eviction of 75,000 Jews, the first stage in a Holocaust he was clearly aware of; and how he told his oldest friend that his public penitence was a sham.
Download or read book The Nuremberg Nazi Trial written by Herman Goering and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Excerpted from "Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal." Nuremberg, Germany: International Military Tribunal, 1947."
Download or read book Golden Boy written by Paula Astridge and published by Woodslane Press. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Speer was one of the most brilliant and controversial men of the Twentieth Century. Although he was the Adolf Hitlers favourite for many years, Speer refused to share in his suicide and was condemned to twenty years in Spandau Prison for war crimes. His open confession of guilt at the Nuremberg Trials spared him the noose but, to this day, a question mark hangs over his head. What was the level of his involvement in the Holocaust? Was he a man of integrity caught up in a web of evil from which he couldnt escape - or was he just clever and convincing enough to have obscured the worst of his sins? No-one has ever argued convincingly one way or the other. Paula Astridges very personal - and exhaustively researched account - will both entertain and enable the reader to draw their own conclusions.
