Switzerland is a small, landlocked country surrounded by Germany, Austria, Italy, and France. During World War II, with the German annexation of Austria, Mussolini's Italy deciding to side with Germany during the war, and the fall of France in 1940, Switzerland's desire to remain as a neutral and independent nation would have seemed impossible to anyone. This book is a very interesting account of the military, economic, and diplomatric strategies used by Switzerland to do just that.
The author also talks about some of the criticisms leveled at Switzerland in the 1990's about her conduct during the war, by those who wanted to profit by it.
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