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 ...
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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.
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Good. Light scratches & scuffs to jacket. Edgeworn with nicks & small tears. Light wear to board edges & bumps to corners. Slight lean to spine. Faint marks to textblock edge. Content is very good. Cold War History. XVII, 237 p. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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Good. 256 p. Cold War History. Audience: College/higher education; Professional and scholarly. 0333725476 DJ Brown with minimal shelf wear. Pages clean except for some light pencil markings. Good in good dust jacket. DJ Brown with minimal shelf wear. Pages clean except for some light pencil markings.
