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A portrait of Speer and his role in Hitler's regime, built through his conversations with the author. Of interest to students of the subject, as well as the general reader. 'The best study of Speer I know' Michael Kater, York University, Toronto.
Synopsis
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 Hitler's confidant. Speer built the "Reichskanzlei" (official offices), discovered the "Lightdome" and was finally, in 1942, named as the minister for arms.
