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THE REBELLION OF RONALD REAGAN
By: James Mann
A History of the End of the Cold War
Viking Adult
March 2009
On Sale: March 5, 2009
416 pages
ISBN: 0670020540
EAN: 9780670020546
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction History
In The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan, New York Times bestselling author James Mann directs his keen analysis to Ronald Reaganโs role in ending the Cold War. Drawing on new interviews and previously unavailable documents, Mann offers a fresh and compelling narrativeโa new history assessing what Reagan did, and did not do, to help bring Americaโs four-decade conflict with the Soviet Union to a close. As he did so masterfully in Rise of the Vulcans, Mann sheds new light on the hidden aspects of American foreign policy. He reveals previously undisclosed secret messages between Reagan and Moscow; internal White House intrigues; and battles with leading figures such as Nixon and Kissinger, who repeatedly questioned Reaganโs unfolding diplomacy with Mikhail Gorbachev. He details the background and fierce debate over Reaganโs famous Berlin Wall speech and shows how it fit into Reaganโs policies. Ultimately, Mann dispels the facile stereotypes of Reagan in favor of a levelheaded, cogent understanding of a determined president and his strategy. This book finally answers the troubling questions about Reaganโs actual role in the crumbling of Soviet power; and concludes that by recognizing the significance of Gorbachev, Reagan helped bring the Cold War to a close.
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