The diary of Count Ciano Galeazz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy and Mussolini's son-in-law, one of the main actors in the history of the Second World War...
Svetozar Boroević, the most capable Austro-Hungarian military leader of the First World War, the only Croat who received the title of field marshal and was awarded the highest Austrian decorations, has been systematically hushed up in Croatian history.
Ferguson sensibly paints a portrait of Henry Miller, a descendant of German punks from Brooklyn, born on the threshold of the last decade of the 19th century, and he published the book in 1991, on the centenary of the author's birth.
The book features famous people who often went to their limits in order to discover and explore new things. Their life path is fascinating, their courage and zeal are still admirable today.