Research Catalog

Title

Ronald Reagan : decisions of greatness / Martin Anderson & Annelise Anderson.

Author

Anderson, Martin, 1936-2015

Publication

• Stanford, California : Hoover Institution Press, [2015]
• ©2015

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Details

Additional Authors

Anderson, Annelise Graebner

Description

xvi, 168 pages, 25 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm.

Summary

"Ronald Reagan's Cold War strategy was well established in his first year in office and did not change throughout his presidency. It was to make absolutely sure in the minds of the Soviets that they too would be destroyed in a nuclear war--even as Reagan sought an alternative through strategic defense to make nuclear missiles obsolete and thus eliminate the possibility of an all-out nuclear war. This book offers new perspectives on Ronald Reagan's primary accomplishment as president--persuading the Soviets to reduce their nuclear arsenals and end the Cold War. It details how he achieved this success and in the process explains why Americans consider Reagan one of our greatest presidents. The authors examine the decisions Reagan made during his presidency that made his success possible and review Reagan's critical negotiations with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev--ending with the 1988 Moscow Summit that effectively ended the Cold War. They present Gorbachev's thoughts on Reagan as a great man and a great president 20 years after he left office. But ultimately, they reveal the depth of Reagan's vision of a world safe from nuclear weapons, painting a clear portrait of a Cold Warrior who saw the possibility of moving beyond that war."--Provided by publisher.

Series Statement

Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 657

Uniform Title

Hoover Institution Press publication ; 657.

Subject

• Reagan, Ronald
• Nuclear arms control > United States > History > 20th century
• Nuclear arms control > Soviet Union > History
• Cold War
• United States > Foreign relations > 1981-1989
• United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union
• Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

ILH 15-3030

ISBN

• 9780817918347 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0817918345 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780817918354 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0817918353 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780817918361 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)
• 9780817918378 (mobi) (canceled/invalid)
• 9780817918385 (PDF) (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

905906844

Author

Anderson, Martin, 1936-2015, author.

Title

Ronald Reagan : decisions of greatness / Martin Anderson & Annelise Anderson.

Publisher

Stanford, California : Hoover Institution Press, [2015]

Copyright Date

©2015

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 657

Hoover Institution Press publication ; 657.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Anderson, Annelise Graebner, author.

Research Call Number

ILH 15-3030