Inside the Third Reich

by Albert Speer

Overview

Speer, the Minister of Armaments and War Production under Hitler, the man who had kept Germany armed and the war machine running even after Hitler's 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 state. Photos & illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780684829494
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	04/01/1997
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	672
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.70(d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Albert Speer was unique in the Third Reich. 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. In 1942 Speer was appointed Armaments Minister and became second only to Hitler himself as a power on the home front. But in 1945, Speer defied Hitler's scorched earth policy and began to plan his assassination. At Nuremberg he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.