Global Chancellor

Helmut Schmidt is the neglected chancellor of modern German history, overshadowed by ''the greats'' - Bismarck, Adenauer, Brandt and Kohl. This volume retrieves Schmidt''s true significance as a pivotal figure who helped reshape the global order during the crisis-ridden 1970s. This major reinterpretation, based on detailed research in Schmidt''s private papers and numerous archives in Europe and A...