It is a fascinating account of an important personality who played a pivotal role in the European crisis in the run-up to the Second World War. Austria’s youngest and most controversial Foreign Minister. Distrusted by both Nazis and Western democracies, has struggled to preserve Austria’s independence from the growing threat of Hitler and the Third Reich.
Richard Bassett has worked in Central Europe for many years, first as a professional horn player and then as a staff correspondent of the London Times in Vienna, Rome, and Warsaw.
Previous book – Last Days In Old Europe.
