FromthethreeprimaryarchitectsoftheAmericanpolicyresponsetotheworsteconomiccatastrophesincetheGreatDepression,amagnificentbig-picturesynthesis--fromwhyithappenedtowherewearenow.In2018,BenBernanke,TimGeithner,andHankPaulsoncametogethertoreflectonthelessonsofthe2008financialcrisistenyearson.Recognizingthat,asBenputit,“theenemyisforgetting,“theyexaminethecausesofthecrisis,whyitwassodamaging,andwhatitultimatelytooktopreventasecondGreatDepression.AndtheyprovidetotheirsuccessorsintheUnitedStatesandthefinanceministersandcentralbankgovernorsofothercountriesavaluableplaybookforreducingthedamagefromfuturefinancialcrises.Firefightingprovidesacandidandpowerfulaccountofthechoicestheyandtheirteamsmadeduringthecrisis,workingundertwopresidentsandwiththeleadersofCongress.
