Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-02-14T19:15:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Carlos Francisco Fonseca de Azevedo S?.pdf: 719071 bytes, checksum: 8edd903c8fc38fcb40be387e3da1f0b4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-14T19:15:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Carlos Francisco Fonseca de Azevedo S?.pdf: 719071 bytes, checksum: 8edd903c8fc38fcb40be387e3da1f0b4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-27 / CAPES / We present in this research how Albert Speer managed to, through writing his self-biography and his diary in Spandau prison, give meaning to his life trajectory. Within his books, Speer builds and shows an image of himself distant from the great Nazi crimes, as a continuous defense since the Nuremberg Trials. / Buscamos apresentar neste trabalho como Albert Speer procurou, atrav?s da escrita de sua autobiografia e de seu di?rio na cadeia de Spandau, dar sentido a sua trajet?ria de vida. Ao longo destes dois livros Speer tenta construir e apresentar uma imagem de si afastada dos grandes crimes cometidos pelo nazismo, como uma continua??o de sua defesa no Tribunal de Nuremberg

This thesis examines Albert Speer, minister of armaments in Germany during World War II, and the charges against him during the trial of the major war criminals in Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946. This thesis portrays Albert Speer as a good man enticed by the power of his position and subsequently playing a role in the crimes of the Third Reich. Primary sources included the Nuremberg Trial proceedings published by the International Military Tribunal and Speer's books, Inside the Third Reich; Spandau: The Secret Diaries; and Infiltration. The thesis has six chapters: preface, biography, the charges against Speer, the verdict, the aftermath concerning his time in Spandau Prison, and a conclusion. Albert Speer accepted his guilt, yet came to resent his imprisonment and questioned the validity of the trial.