Der Mann, der aus dem Schatten kommt

Rainer Schanz protected people in the spotlight – top politicians, business leaders, and their families. In serious situations, he risked his own life. There is little known about bodyguards, and the personal protectors of the police are particularly discreet. Here, Rainer Schanz provides fascinating insights into his work as a bodyguard for Angela Merkel, Gerhard Schröder, and Willy Brandt. In Afghanistan, he lost a good friend in a Taliban bombing, and in Greenland, he toasted to him with whisky and three-million-year-old ice. He witnessed Willy Brandt's tears during his speech on the fall of the Berlin Wall and accompanied the chancellor and the prime minister on their business trips across the continent. The biography offers a glimpse into a life he dedicated to with heart and passion.