A controversial look at Reagan's role in ending the Cold War- from the author of The New York Times bestseller Rise of the Vulcans
In his surprising new book, critically lauded author James Mann trains his keen analytical eye on Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union, shedding new light on the hidden aspects of American foreign policy. Drawing on recent interviews and previously unavailable documents, Mann offers a new history assessing what Reagan did, and did not do, to help bring America's four-decade conflict with the U.S.S.R. to a close. Ultimately, The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan dispels the facile stereotypes surrounding America's fortieth president in favor of a levelheaded, cogent understanding of an often misunderstood man.
The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan
Chronology
Introduction
Part I: Two Anti-Communists
1. Clandestine Visit
2. "It's Time to Stroke Ronnie"
3. Two Schools of Thought
4. Evil Empire
5. Nixon Detects Gorbachev's "Steel Fist"
6. Abolition
7. Conservative Uproar
8. The Conversation
9. Reversal of Roles
Part II: Informal Adviser
1. A New Friend
2. Banned From the Land of the Firebird
3. War Scare
4. Improbable Emissary
5. Hunger for Religion
6. An Arrest and its Consequences
7. Keep Her Away
8. Carlucci's Notes
Part III: Berlin
1. The Speech
2. Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
3. Day Visit of a Presidential Candidate
4. "He Blew It"
5. Anti-Soviet Jokes
6. The Orator and His Writers
7. One Night Free in West Berlin
8. Competing Drafts
9. Warsaw Pact
10. "I Think We'll Leave It In"
11. Rock Concert
12. Venetian Villa
13. Brandenburg Gate
14. Why Not "Mr. Honecker"?
15. On His Own
Part IV: Summits
1. "Quit Pressing"
2. An Arms Deal and Its Opponents
3. Schultz's Pitch
4. The Grand Tour Rejected
5. Of Dan Quayle and Errol Flynn
6. Gorbachev in Washington
7. Making a Treaty Look Easy
8. The Not-so-Evil Empire
9. Bush v. Reagan
10. The Wall Will Stand for "100 Years"
Epilogue
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
