This book was written by Albert Speer, Nazi architect turned Armaments Minister. Speer gave a good description of his life prior to getting his Nazi positions, and certainly about his life after his appointments. He seemed to be very open about his activities in this book, though I find it difficult to believe that he didn't know what was going on inside the concentration camps. I think that one should take whatever is said in this book with a grain of salt. Perhaps he is trying to present himself in a better light, as I would probably want to do if I was involved in some things like that.