The Krupp family over the centuries, which created one of the most powerful corporations in the world at the end of the 19th century, reached the peak of its power. Having come to Germany with the Black Death, the family of gunsmiths lost its influence only after 1945. The Krupps always loved Death, and Death loved the Krupps. In the book of Doctor of Philology, Professor E.V. Zharinova collected and analyzed materials that make it possible to draw a collective portrait of one of the most powerful families in Europe, which played an exceptional role in the development of the steel industry in Germany and at the same time in unleashing several wars. The author managed to skillfully recreate the characters of representatives of different generations of the famous German dynasty of "steel kings." Much attention in the book is paid to the formation of the mentality of the German nation. Nation and steel is the leitmotif of the book, which allows you to connect its diverse, often sensational material into a single whole.