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Konrad Adenauer was one of modern Germanys great statesman and perhaps its most remarkable his long life spanned all important epochs, ranging from the Bismarkian Empire to the Federal Republic. This books is the first major biography in English on Adenauer, written by one of Germanys most influential historians. Using previously inaccessible records kept by Adenauers closest colleagues and only recently released official documents, Hans-Peter Schwartz is able to cast new light on controversial aspects of many of Adenauers policy decisions and draw a detailed picture of Adenauers rise to power.

The first volume of a major biography of German statesman Adenauer (1876-1967), translated from the original German edition of 1986 (Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt). The volume includes numerous letters, written by Adenauer in 1933/34, which reveal his plight after the Nazi takeover, and his own accounts