Austria in the First Cold War, 1945-55 - The Leverage of the Weak (Hardcover)

At the height of the first Cold War in the early 1950s, the western powers worried that occupied Austria might become "Europe's Korea" and feared a Communist takeover. The Soviets exploited their occupation zone for maximum reparations. American economic aid guaranteed Austria's survival and economic reconstruction. Their military assistance turned Austria into a "secret ally" of the West. Austrian diplomacy played a vital role in securing the Austrian treaty in bilateral negotiations with Stalin's successors in the Kremlin, demonstrating the leverage of the weak in the Cold War.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cold War History
Release date:	August 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	G. Bischof
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	237
ISBN-13:	978-0-333-72547-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-333-72547-6
Barcode:	9780333725474

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