Reagan's War: The Epic Story of His Forty Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism
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- Synopsis
- Ronald Reagan has been considered at best an amiable dunce, a genial actor who simply mouthed whatever slogans his right-wing puppetmasters put in front of him. This book presents Reagan as President and statesman. Reagan's War is the story of Ronald Reagan's personal and political journey, beginning with his days in Hollywood, where he led the movie industry's resistance to an attempted communist takeover of Hollywood unions. The fight against communism changed the whole direction of his life. Schweizer chronicles Reagan's anti-communist crusade from governor of California to the White House. Along the way, Reagan moved from an initial posture of containment to being an advocate of head-on confrontation. Schweizer brings to light dozens of previously unknown facts about the Cold War, based on secret documents obtained from archives in Russia, Germany, Poland, Hungary, and the United States. Among his revelations are a North Korean and East German plot to assassinate Reagan in 1983; Reagan's secret funding of Solidarity of Poland; and the behind-the-scenes support that the Soviets and East Germans provided for European and American peace movements, as well as their clandestine contacts with U.S. government officials.
- Copyright:
- 2002
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 323 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780385504713
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 06/18/03
- Copyrighted By:
- Peter Schweizer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Dr. Kenneth Cross
- Proofread By:
- Paula Muysenberg
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.