This book provides a biography of Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff, a German military officer and the joint head of Germany's war effort during World War I. The author looks at the personal and political life of Ludendorff as well as how he became prominent in the German military.

The red house on the Konigsplatz -- ... And happy summer days -- Liege -- The summons to the east -- Tannenberg -- The Masurian lakes -- The advance to the Vistula -- The battle of Lodz -- The winter battle of Masuria -- The Gorlice-Tarnow offensive -- The summons to supreme command -- The view from the summit -- The most important man in Germany -- The shadows lengthen -- The last throw fails -- Defeat -- New friends -- Whirlwind harvest.