Rebellion of Ronald Reagan A History of the End of the Cold War

Name: Rebellion of Ronald Reagan A History of the End of the Cold War
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ISBN: 9780143116790

ISBN-10: 0143116797

ISBN-13: 9780143116790

Edition: 2011

Authors: James Mann

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A controversial look at Reagan's role in ending the Cold War- from the author of The New York Timesbestseller Rise of the Vulcans In his surprising new book, critically lauded author James Mann trains his keen analytical eye on Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union, shedding new light on the hidden aspects of American foreign policy. Drawing on recent interviews and previously unavailable documents, Mann offers a new history assessing what Reagan did, and did not do, to help bring America's four-decade conflict with the U.S.S.R. to a close. Ultimately, The Rebellion of Ronald Reagandispels the facile stereotypes surrounding America's fortieth president in favor of a levelheaded, cogent…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/23/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.40" long x 0.92" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Chronology


Introdoction



Two Anti-Communists



Clandestine Visit



"It's Time to Stroke Ronnie"



Two Schools of Thought



Evil Empire



Nixon Detects Gorbachev's "Steel Fist"



Abolition



Conservative Uproar



The Conversation



Reversal of Roles



Informal Adviser



A New Friend



Banned From the Land of the Fireblrd



War Scare



Improbable Emissary



Hunger For Religion



An Arrest and its Consequences



Keep Her Away



Carlucci's Notes



Berlin



The Speech



Twenty-Fifth Anniversary



Day Visit of a Presidential Candidate



"He Blew it"



Anti-Soviet Jokes



The Orator and His Writers



One Night Free in West Berlin



Competing Drafts



Warsaw Pact



"I Think we'll Leave it in"



Rock Concert



Venetian Villa



Brandenburg Gate



Why Not "Mr. Honecker"?



On His Own



Summits



"Quit Pressing"



An Arms Deal and its Opponents



Shultz's Pitch



The Grand Tour Rejected



Of Dan Quayle and Errol Flynn



Gorbachev in Washington



Making A Treaty Look Easy



The Not-So-Evil Empire



Bush V. Reagan



The Wall Will Stand For "100 Years"


Epilogue


Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index