Kurt Graf von Schweinitz is a contemporary witness from the "Third Reich" through the Second World War and the Cold War to the present. In his book, he takes a critical look at the way politics deals with war. His view of security policy, strategy and warfare is directed more towards their substantial core and not towards the episodic and accidental, which superficially captures the attention of the public caught up in the information network.
The book is a reminder that war is an ever-present danger that is no longer properly assessed after a long peace.