He caused scandals, rumors, and mysterious stories: Fritz Mandl, the husband of Hedy Lamarr and the European "King of Ammunition." Coming from a Jewish family in Vienna, he identified with fascism. He admired Mussolini and exported his ammunition to Germany, Italy, and Japan as well as to Russia. Branded by the Nazis as "Jew Mandl," he even managed to negotiate the "Aryanization" of his company. In exile in Argentina, he was seen as a liaison for the Nazis, who were suspiciously monitoring him. For the first time, Ursula Prutsch tells this unusually colorful life story, which exemplifies the interplay between big business and dictatorships.