Whether one liked him or not: Helmut Kohl, the longest-serving Chancellor of Germany, is associated with a whole generation's memories of a special time. Back then, we could still distinguish between good and evil, and friendships for life were formed even without Facebook and Tinder. For most families, Saturday evenings together were sacred, and the two-week Adriatic vacation was the highlight of every year. It was a time of peace and security. Andreas Hock recounts political events and personal experiences from an era whose true significance we can only now, with the death of Helmut Kohl, fully appreciate. "Generation Kohl" is a book for anyone who, in light of all the extreme challenges of the 21st century and an increasingly hectic globalized world, longs a bit for the boring past.