What are some of the better memoirs/biographies of Hitler’s inner circle and/or his generals? I have Hitler biographies by Toland, Kershaw, and recently found one by David Irving in a second-hand store (don’t really know anything about him so I grabbed it). But I’d like to learn more about what those around him thought. I have Manstein’s memoirs, but that’s about it. I know some of those guys had a tendency to sugarcoat their own involvement, but if there’s a biography to balance the bias, I’d like to read it. Thanks!
Inside the Third Reich by Albert Speer, Hitler's armaments minister, is an invaluable memoir full of stories and the author's reflection on many subjects, decisions and crises of the inner circle of the political and military leadership of the Nazi regime. It touches both on developments on the German armaments industry in wartime, political and military figures and their characters, and Speer's own struggles on various issues. The fact that he was a civilian also means he has a wider overview of decisions made by Hitler's clique, instead of "tunnel vision" approach you can see in many memoirs featuring limited perspectives of German generals.
First off, don't read David Irving. He's a Holocaust denier. More info here.
Second off ... one thing to keep in mind is that Hitler is, to put it frankly, not that interesting. There is very little about his biography that has explanatory value for the Nazi regime or totalitarianism in general in the 20th century, and if you've read the Kershaw biography you pretty much have gotten that information already, as u/commiespaceinvader explains here.