Politics as a primal force - The great biography of an exceptional politician. He served as minister four times, felt called to be chancellor, but the most powerful office remained closed to him. And yet: Without Franz Josef Strauss, the history of the Federal Republic would be different. For his biography, based on years of research, Peter Siebenmorgen had unrestricted access to the Strauss estate and many other exclusive sources. The author reveals many new, explosive details from the life of this exceptional politician.