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Available
Call number
Call number
943.086 Spe
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Publication
MacMillan Publishing Company (1976), Edition: 2nd Print, 463 pages
Description
These prison diaries of Hitler's chief architect and Minister of Armament and War Production couple a record of his 20 year incarceration in Spandau Prison along with Hess, Shirach, Doenitz, et al. with his recollections of the Third Reich.
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Original publication date
1975-09 (1e édition originale allemande, Propyläen / Ullstein Verlag)
1975 (1e traduction et édition française, Vécu, Robert Laffont)
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LibraryThing member J.v.d.A.
I first read this as an 18 year old at university and found it compeltely absorbing and though it's well worth reading and undoubtably fascinating I must say that since reading Gitta Sereny's "Albert Speer: His Battle With Truth" (which I read many years after Speer's diaries) I can't help but
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harbour some doubts about the complete honesty of what Speer writes. Nevertheless, as an account of one mans imprisonment for 20 years it's undeniably interesting and well worth a read. Show Less
LibraryThing member MsMixte
How to change the public's perception of one's self as a ruthless Nazi: write tens of thousands of notes, slip them to relatives visiting one's self in prison, wait until most of one's fellow high ranking and therefore, knowledgeable, Nazis are deceased. Then publish results of tens of thousands of
However, in following this, heed the warning that journals should reflect the same conviction, instead of exposing one's real thoughts. That leads to the public believing that one is not such a pleasant fellow as one would want the world to believe.
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notes and explain that one didn't really mean to do all those terrible things.However, in following this, heed the warning that journals should reflect the same conviction, instead of exposing one's real thoughts. That leads to the public believing that one is not such a pleasant fellow as one would want the world to believe.
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LibraryThing member 4bonasa
Like all the Germans, he knew.
LibraryThing member Schmerguls
5829 Spandau The Secret Diaries, by Albert Speer, translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston, (read 29 Jan 2024) Speer was given a sentence of 20 years and served every minute of it. This is a record of his prison time. Surprisingly it is not bad reading if one has interest in what
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goes thru a mentally sharp mind for such a long time. Of course, Speer shows himself as having recovered from his fascination with Hitler--but admits, being infatuated by him until the war ended I was surprised to find myself eager to read this account. Show Less
Pages
463