Germany is presented as the history of its federal chancellors from Konrad Adenauer to Helmut Kohl. Being a chancellor means working hard. This is probably the most difficult of all the professions that post-war German democracy had to offer. Eight years in office - two standard terms - will make the strongest weak, but each of these six men became a symbol of their era and went down in the history of the German Republic in the second half of the 20th century. Knopp offers the reader vivid and interesting portraits of the rulers of West Germany, a history of victories and defeats , ups and downs, triumphs and mistakes in the struggle against the difficult legacy of World War II for peace, freedom and prosperity in Germany.