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Plot Summary of Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth
"The book Albert Speer: His Battle with Truthwell documented account of the man who was closest to Adolf Hitler. Speer comes close, but does not fully comprehend his role and actions during the Second World War. He tells Gitta Serney a very emotional account of his life and his own personal trials and tribulations. This fantastic account of Speer's life makes the reader feel as though: I have actually meet this man. But you know you have not. Although Speer is not hear to take questions about this book, Gitta Serney gives the man a sence of justice. Gitta uses basic question to stir and jog the memory of the aging Speer and her account of this interview is a wonderful insight to the man who was closest to Hitler. "
Justin Gerstein, Resident Scholar




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Plot
job/profession: - politician
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Politician story? - rightist dictator
War/Spying Yes

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
Age: - long lived adults
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
Biography of famous person? Yes
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - German
How sensitive is this person? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other people
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - Germany
Misc setting - prison
Century: - 1930's-1950's

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Book makes you feel? - in awe
Commentary on society? Yes
Commentary on - selfishness - war - justice system - wicked men - religion
Unusual Style: - a lot of stream of consciousness
Writer's slant towards subject: - favorable
Story of entire life, or part? - story of nearly entire life
Pictures/Illustrations? - A ton 16-20 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - mostly dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices? Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 76%-100% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story? - 26-50% of book
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