num_pages: 416
description: In The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan, NY Times bestselling author James Mann directs his keen analysis to Ronald Reagan’s role in ending the Cold War. Drawing on new interviews &amp; previously unavailable documents, Mann offers a fresh &amp; compelling narrative—a new history assessing what Reagan did, &amp; didn't do, to help bring America’s 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 &amp; Moscow; internal White House intrigues; &amp; battles with leading figures such as Nixon &amp; Kissinger, who repeatedly questioned Reagan’s unfolding diplomacy with Mikhail Gorbachev. He details the background &amp; fierce debate over Reagan’s famous Berlin Wall speech &amp; shows how it fit into Reagan’s policies. Ultimately, Mann dispels the facile stereotypes of Reagan in favor of a levelheaded, cogent understanding of a determined president &amp; his strategy. This book finally answers the troubling questions about Reagan’s actual role in the crumbling of Soviet power; &amp; concludes that by recognizing the significance of Gorbachev, Reagan helped bring the Cold War to a close.
language: English
title: The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War
publisher: Viking/Penguin Group (NYC)