Great Power Politics and the Struggle Over Austria, 1945-1955 Cronin Audrey Kurth
Great Power Politics and the Struggle Over Austria, 1945-1955 Cronin Audrey Kurth By virtue of its geographical and historical position, postwar Austria was condemned to a prominent role in the plans…
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Great Power Politics and the Struggle Over Austria, 1945-1955 Cronin Audrey Kurth
By virtue of its geographical and historical position, postwar Austria was condemned to a prominent role in the plans of both the East and the West. Drawing on a wealth of recently declassified British and American documents and on interviews with key Austrian participants, Cronin analyzes the events leading up to the 1955 Austrian State Treaty and, in the process, strengthens our understanding of current East-West relations. In this account of an unusual episode in the Cold War, Audrey Kurth Cronin examines the negotiations over Austria and the Soviet Union's sudden and surprising decision to withdraw its troops and accept the country as a neutral Western state, after having rejected any settlement for eight years.
Her account of the creation of a neutral state in the heart of a divided Europe will be important reading for all who are concerned with security affairs, international
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