Description
Book SynopsisReplete with revealing portraits of historical personalities, as riveting as a spy thriller, this is an enthralling record of history in the making.
Trade ReviewGripping... Oberdorfer's detailed, balanced account describes the policies and personalities that actually changed history. -- Robert Hutchings Journal of Cold War Studies An excellent, balanced account of the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States during the years of the Reagan and Bush administrations... It provides an informative discussion of the demise of the Cold War and belongs among the shelves of anyone interested in that topic. -- Donald L. Zelman H-Pol, H-NET Reviews A reliable source of raw data for those interested in studying these important episodes in world politics from a variety of perspectives. -- Benjamin E. Goldsmith Peace and Conflict A highly readable and utterly persuasive account of why the Cold War came to end the way it did. -- Fred Barnes American Spectator
Table of ContentsPreface to the Johns Hopkins Edition
Chapter 1. A Candle in the Cold
Chapter 2. The Ebb Tide
Chapter 3. The Chernenko Interlude
Chapter 4. Gorbachev Takes Command
Chapter 5. High Stakes at Reykjavik
Chapter 6. To the Washington Summit
Chapter 7. Reagan in Red Square
Chapter 8. The Revolution of 1989
Chapter 9. A New Era
Chapter 10. The End of the Soviet Union
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Notes and Sources
Index
