I read it years ago. Did not know he lied about a lot, but I'm finding out now ! ( )

"Inside the Third Reich" is an inside account of Nazi Germany from one of Hitler's top aides and revered architect, Albert Speer. Speer is one of the few top Nazi officials who did not receive a death sentence or life sentence at Nuremberg. Instead, he received a 20 year prison term, which he made great use of by writing this elaborate and seemingly honest account of Germany's failed war effort. ( )

Ugly Printing

This is a review of the large paperback edition published by Ishi Press. The copyright page states: "Current Printing in June, 2009, Ishi Press in New York and Tokyo". In reality, what you'll receive is a beastly print-on-demand copy printed not in June 2009 but soon after you order it on some cheap digital printer in San Bernardino. This edition is roughly the same size as the 1970 hardback edition, but for some odd reason, this version has a 2-inch bottom margin, and the main text is printed in a much smaller font. Some pages look like bad photocopies. Sort of ironic that the memoirs of an artist like Speer are presented in such an unattractive way.

The smaller Simon and Schuster paperback edition can be had for less than a third of the price of the Ishi Press edition, and I can't imagine that it looks any worse. I suggest buying either it or a good used hardback edition if you can find one.

Interesting biographical read about Hitler's "architect" who's job description grew under Hitler. He eventually got wrapped up in wartime armaments production for Germany. Ultimately tried at Nuremberg for use of slave labor for some of the larger projects during the war (especially when labor was getting hard to find). He was one of the younger persons in Hitler's inner circle. He saw indications of or heard about bigger issues of the Third Reich, but was never directly involved (per the biography).

Interesting reading about how Speer was drawn into the realm and influence of Hitler and his observations of Hitler changed during progress of the war. As an engineering/architecture interested guy, I found tracking how Speer grew and evolved as part of the upper stratosphere in the Third Reich was captivating. ( )