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. The main body of the book effectively ends when speer, by this point having joined karl donitzs government seated. This new city would be called germania and, in january 1937, albert speer was given the monumental task of translating hitler. My copy of this one brought the number of copies in print to 2,450,000. Albert speer was just the ambitious, disciplined mediocrity that hitler aspired to be, and through a killer combination of obsequiousness and technical competence, speer rose rapidly, higher and. A close ally of adolf hitler, he was convicted at the nuremberg trials and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Albert speer architect biography, buildings, projects. He was the chief architect of the third reich and adolf hitler. Speer s father was an architect too and he adopted the profession just to please his father leaving mathematics, profession of his own choice. Albert speer project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Writing for history today in 2016 roger moorhouse said kitchen is brilliant and brutal, exposing every aspect of. Rereading albert speers inside the third reich the new yorker. Architecture 19321942 is a lucid, wideranging study of an important neoclassical architect. Albert speer inside the third reich part 01 audiobook. His architectural skills made him increasingly prominent within the party, and he became a member of hitlers inner circle. Speer built the reichskanzlei official offices, discovered the lightdome and was finally, in 1942, named as the minister for arms. Hitler gave speer some small initial projects, such as nazi monuments, but the scope of his work quickly grew. Up next on the screen was the nuremberg party rally. Chimamanda ngozi adichi looks back at albert speers inside the third.
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. The first half deals with speer and hitler planning and building monuments to the nazi party. Speer had first endeared himself to hitler as an architect. Speer joined the party in 1931 and came to hitlers attention after completing some architectural work for nazi leaders. Albert speer hitlers architect and armaments chief.
This movie is based on speer s autobiography of the same name. But it was a different story when he was asked about. Nazi architect speers daughter sold his paintings to fund. Albert speer, a nazi official and adolf hitlers chief architect was born in mannheim, baden, germany on march 19, 1905.
Nazi architect albert speer saved himself with ignorance. Speer was adolf hitler s chief architect before assuming ministerial office. He was speaking of adolf hitlers reich chancellery, designed in 1938 by albert speer. No doubt concentration camps were a means, a menace used to keep order. Download pdf albert speer free online new books in. He was the son of albert speer 190581, adolf hitler s chief architect before assuming the office of minister of armaments and war production for the third reich during world war ii. Albert speer the nazi general signs a typescript of the united states declaration of war on germany.
A model of adolf hitlers plan for germania berlin formulated under the direction of albert speer, looking north toward the volkshalle at the top of the frame. A fascinating new life of albert speer, germanys chief architect and minister of armaments during world war ii, reveals adolf hitlers trusted. Click download or read online button to get albert speer book now. The pictures accompanying the chapter are available on a separate page. Rereading albert speers inside the third reich the. Nazi architecture is the architecture promoted by the third reich from 1933 until its fall in 1945. His grandfather, albert friedrich speer, was also an architect. In january 1938 hitler appointed speer as berlins inspector general of building. A dramatization of the life of albert speer rutger hauer, adolf hitler s sir derek jacobis young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the nazi hierarchy. I read this book waaay back in the 70s and decided to reread it but i had lost my copy. In 1933, hitler, who had once dreamed of an architectural career himself, met speer and was impressed by the young architect and his monolithic designs that would become the template for fascist architecture.
This is an interesting and very insightful book about speer who some say was hitlers only friend, which gives us a close look at the inner circle especially the architectural dreams that they shared together. Adam tooze writing in the wall street journal said the book had given a. 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. 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.
Here is a new group of dramatic and harrowing stories of the holocaust. Albert speers most popular book is inside the third reich. This book should not be missed by readers who enjoy the history of wwii and its protagonists. Speer is one of the few top nazi officials who did not receive a death. Albert speer is the only leading nazi to take responsibility for his actions during world war ii. His father was a successful architect, and his son followed in his footsteps. Nazi architect albert speer saved himself from hanging by claiming ignorance of the holocaust then made a fortune from his memoirs in prison. 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. And, when albert speer was captured and sentenced at nurembergafter becoming the only defendant to plead guiltyhe started keeping this secret diary, much of it on toilet paper. Hitlers architect is a biography of albert speer written in 2015 by martin.
An architect, speer 19051981 was appointed inspectorgeneral of the reich by hitler in 1937. Born in 1905, speer followed his wealthy architect father into the business. 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. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Adam tooze writing in the wall street journal said the book had given a devastating portrait of an empty, narcissistic and compulsively ambitious personality. Gitta serenys biography meticulously recreates for the reader the professional, emotional, and psychological life of albert speer, hitler s architect and later. Speer came to the attention of hitler in his capacity as an architect. Adolf hitler thought, and moreover, had not made any. Share albert speer quotations about war, labor and propaganda. Albert speer remains the most mysterious character of the leadership of the nazi regime. He was the chief architect of the third reich and adolf hitlers confidant. A new biography of albert speer, adolf hitler s chief architect and trusted confidant, reveals the subjects deeper involvement in nazi atrocities 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. Nazi architect speer s daughter sold his paintings to fund jewish womens causes her father was hitlers builder and armaments minister. First published in 1985 to an acute and critical reception, albert speer.
He later published popular books about the third reich. Albert speer was a young architect and academic who became fascinated with hitler and the nsdap around 1930. The book was a worn, thick burgundy paperback, spine splintered in three parts, tiny print crammed on its pages. At a construction site in 1935, decorator gerdy troost center is flanked by architect albert speer far left and their common client adolf hitler second from right. Peter eisenman sits down with krier to challenge that claim. As the nazi who said sorry, he accepted moral responsibility at the nuremberg trials and in his. Inside the third reich is an inside account of nazi germany from one of hitler s top aides and revered architect, albert speer. The book was a worn, thick burgundy paperback, spine splintered in three.
If hitler ever had any friends, speer would have been his closest. An architect by training, speer joined the nazi party in 1931. 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 built the reichskanzlei official offices, discovered the lightdome and was finally, in. Speer was hitlers architect and later minister of armaments. Speer, adolf hitlers architect of choice, happens to be responsible for one of the boldest architectural and urban oeuvres of modern times. Hitler instructed him to design and construct structures including the reich chancellery and the nazi party rally grounds in nuremberg.
In 1978 robert hughes interviewed albert speer, the architect of hitler s grim vision. He was the chief architect of the third reich and adolf hitler s confidant. Books by albert speer author of inside the third reich. History audio books albert speer inside the third reich part 01. Speer, adolf hitlers architect of choice, happens to be responsible for one of the boldest. Architecture 19321942 by leon krier in chm, doc, fb2 download e book. 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. Film albert speer and the myth of the good nazi a new documentary explores how albert speer, one of hitler s righthand men, portrayed himself as. They were large books in which one pasted photographs received as premiums. At the end of this impressively researched book, the author hints at perhaps a closer relationship than friendship, not supported by fact but a good explanation for speer s ability to manipulate hitler.
But he mislaid the tape recording of their meeting and it was lost. After world war ii, speer was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity 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 because of speer s lack of. Inside the third reich is a memoir written by albert speer, the nazi minister of armaments from 1942 to 1945, serving as hitler s main architect before this period. Text of the united states declaration of war on germany, december 11, 1941.
He served as hitler s architect, the undisputed master of the german war machine, and the one responsible for conscripted foreign labor in the third reich. In his bestselling autobiography, albert speer, minister of armaments and chi. Hitler s architect the man who designed the nuremberg rallies and headed up the slave labor organization who helped create the v1 and v2 rockets. Albert speer, german architect who was adolf hitlers chief architect 193345 and minister for armaments and war production 194245. However, he managed to become one of the most influential people in nazi germany and a confidant of hitler.
Albert speer served as the minister of armaments and war production in nazi germany during most of world war ii. The candor and lies of nazi officer albert speer history. Albert speer has 25 books on goodreads with 25656 ratings. A fascinating new life of albert speer, germanys chief architect and minister of armaments during world war ii, reveals adolf hitlers trusted confidant to have been far more devoted to national socialist regime ideologies and complicit in.
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