This is a facinating group of essays in which Ducker recalls much of his experience from the 1930s through the 1960s.
I t puts in context much of which we usually learn from secondary sources. Drucker was THERE.

The chapter "The Monster and the Lamb" describes Drucker's last days in Germany before he escapes to the West. It is a powerful first hand description of how quickly the Nazis
moved into the university to eliminiate the Jews.

In "The Man Who Invented Kissinger" Drucker describes Fritz Kraemer, an advisor in the Pentagon. He took on Kissinger as a protege. Both had left Nazi Germany. Drucker claims " Kissinger's thoughts as well as his actions as U.S Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford are pure Kraemer". p. 150
Drucker uses this essay to explain his theory of leadership, especially the necessity for having the great man leave competent successors, as did George Washington, one of his examples.

A statement that he makes is so relevant todayl " ,,a crying need to free American foreign policy from its subjugation to domestic affairs". His example is Israel and Kissinger's comment that there are no Arab votes in the
Bronx.

One of the best books I've read. The history behind the man who invented business management is better than the theory. What an incredible glimpse into pre-World War II Vienna. For heaven's sake, Sigmund Freud was a house guest! ( )