EDMUND CLINGANreceived his education at the City University of New York and the Universities of Bonn and Wisconsin-Madison. His previous books areFinance from Kaiser to Fuuml;hrer: Budget Politics in Germany, 1912 -1934, andThe Lives of Hans Luther, 1879-1962: German Chancellor, Reichsbank President and Hitler's Ambassador. He is currently Associate Professor of History at Queensborough Community College, City University of New York.