Reagan's War: The Epic Story of His Forty Year Struggle and Final Triumph over Communism - Rilegato

Schweizer, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0385504713 ISBN 13: 9780385504713

Casa editrice: Doubleday, 2002

Riassunto

A leading historian of the Cold War takes a close-up look at Ronald Reagan and his fierce commitment to battling communism, from his role as a secret informer for the FBI and criticism of 1960s dTtente to his political and economic war against Moscow as president and his ultimate triumph over communism. 75,000 first printing.

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"Peter Schweizer has written a profound and important book which is also compulsive reading. The Ronald Reagan he depicts is a man utterly consistent in his beliefs and analysis from his earliest forays into politics. While others were distracted by short-term considerations, President Reagan single-mindedly pursued his vast strategic goals--and he succeeded. Was there ever a better example of statesmanship in action?"
--Lady Margaret Thatcher
"Ronald Reagan played an invaluable role in bringing about the fall of communism and ending the Cold War without resorting to military solutions. Without his great political sense and prudence, instead of the popping of champagne corks, the world would have heard real artillery shots. We [in the Solidarity movement] sensed President Reagan's support and understanding and never had to ask for or demand it. This is not something easily found in the world of politics."
--Lech Walesa, former president of Poland
"In Reagan's War, Peter Schweizer has given us a timely and skilled history of Ronald Reagan's 40-year struggle against Communism that brings home the twin beacons he followed: we must be guided not by fear but by courage and moral clarity. This is a superb history that demonstrates why Reagan won the Cold War, and why it never would have been won without him."
--Caspar W. Weinberger, Chairman, Forbes, Inc.
"A masterstroke. Schweizer uses the secret archives of the Soviet Union and its satellites to outline with amazing detail the seriousness of the Soviet threat, the failures of the American establishment, and the brilliance of Reagan's strategy for victory. If you want to understand how we can win the war against Islamic extremists, study how Reagan achieved victory over communism in Reagan's War."
--Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House

L'autore:

Peter Schweizer is a fellow at the Hoover Institute and the author of several books on the history of the Cold War. He is currently at work on a biography of the Bush dynasty. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

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• Editore: Doubleday
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0385504713
• ISBN 13: 9780385504713
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 339