The Vienna Summit and Its Importance in International History
EDITED BY GÜNTER BISCHOF; STEFAN KARNER AND BARBARA STELZL-MARX The Vienna Summit and Its Importance in International History At the beginning of June 1961, the tensions of the Cold War were supposed to abate as both sides sought a resolution. The two most important men in the world, John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev, met for a summit in Vienna. Yet the high hopes were disappointed. Within months the Cold War had become very hot:...
