1st Edition
Relationships/Beziehungsgeschichten Austria and the United States in the Twentieth Century
By Gunter Bischof
Copyright 2015
250 Pages
by
Studien Verlag, Austria
After the breakup of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian-American relationship was one of a dwarf confronting a giant. America continued to offer a better life for many Austrian emigrants, while for America the small Austrian Republic was insignificant. However, there were times when Austria mattered geopolitically. During the post - World War II occupation of Austria, the US helped reconstruct... Read more
Preface by Thomas A. Schwartz, Introduction, I. Longue Duree, Anschluss and World War II, II. Cold War, III. Post-Cold War, Bibliography, Picture Credits, Index
Biography
Gunter Bischof is the Marshall Plan Professor of History and director of Center Austria at the University of New Orleans.
