Bibliograph

Infiltration, by Albert Speer ; translation by Joachim Neugroschel

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Label

Infiltration, by Albert Speer ; translation by Joachim Neugroschel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Infiltration

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

7313387

Responsibility statement

by Albert Speer ; translation by Joachim Neugroschel

Summary

An account of the armament industry in germany during World War II, of the conflict between the author and Himmler over the operation and control of this industry, and of its increasing subordination to Hitler's SS

Table Of Contents

The SS and the self-responsibility of industry -- Background -- Euphoric notions -- Threats instead of production -- Fantasy and reality, production and mortality rates -- Pattern of an intrigue -- Himmler's high-handedness in the ministry of economy -- SS economic ideology -- Threats and efforts -- In the protectorate -- Armaments industrialists are slandered -- Denunciations -- Baking fumes, geraniums, fir tree roots, and atomic bombs -- Infiltration by special deputies -- The failure of the economic empire -- The disorderly concern -- Semiprecious gems, poison gas, and dandelions -- Himmler takes charge of the rocket program -- The cave fantasy and its consequences -- Kammler's realm -- The fate of the Jews -- Hatred and rationality -- Unreasonable actions and resistance in Poland -- Of three million, one hundred thousand survived -- Jews in the gaus of the Reich -- Epilogue: The somber final victory

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