Sebastian Haffner was, alongside Golo Mann and Joachim Fest, one of the most successful historical publicists in the Federal Republic of Germany. Even after his death, he continued to make waves. His book "Geschichte eines Deutschen," written in English exile, became a bestseller after its initial publication in 2000. Jürgen Peter Schmied now presents the first biography based on a thorough evaluation of the extensive estate. Born in 1907 as Raimund Pretzel, Haffner's life was full of twists and turns. Disgusted by the National Socialists, he voluntarily emigrated to England in 1938, where he achieved an astonishing career as a journalist. It wasn't until 1954 that he returned to Germany and became a formative figure in German journalism. While he was regarded as a "cold warrior" and conservative before the construction of the Berlin Wall, he began advocating for...