
Reagan's Secret War
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In penning this book, New York Times bestselling authors Martin Anderson and Annelise Anderson drew upon their unprecedented access to more than eight million highly classified documents housed within the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California—unseen by the public until now. Using his top secret clearances, Martin Anderson was able to access Ronald Reagan's most privileged exchanges with subordinates and world leaders as well as the tactical record of how Reagan fought to win the Cold War and control nuclear weapons.
The most revelatory of these documents are the minutes of Reagan-chaired National Security Council meetings, the dozens of secret letters sent by Reagan to world leaders, and the eyewitness notes from Reagan-Gorbachev summits. Along with these findings, the authors use Reagan's speeches, radio addresses, personal diaries, and other correspondence to develop a striking picture of a man whose incisive intelligence, uncanny instincts, and quiet self-confidence changed the course of history.
What emerges from this treasure trove of material is irrefutable evidence that Reagan intended from his first days in office to bring down the Soviet Union, that he considered eliminating nuclear weapons his paramount objective, and that he—not his subordinates—was the principal architect of the policies that ultimately brought the Soviets to the nuclear-arms negotiating table. The authors also affirm that many of Reagan's ideas, including his controversial "Star Wars” missile-defense initiative, proved essential in dissolving the Soviet Union and keeping America safe.
Riveting and eye-opening, Reagan's Secret War provides a front-row seat to history, a journey into the political mind of a remarkable leader, and proof that one man can, through the force of his deep convictions, bring about sweeping global change.
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- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Reagan the Man
- Chapter 2 - The Awesome Power of a President
- Chapter 3 - Juggling Priorities: 1981
- Chapter 4 - Near Death From an Assassin
- Chapter 5 - The Beginning of the End of the Cold War
- Chapter 6 - Going for Zero
- Chapter 7 - The Bond with Pope John Paul II
- Chapter 8 - The Nuclear Abolitionist: 1982
- Chapter 9 - "Star Wars"
- Chapter 10 - Close to Nuclear War: 1983
- Chapter 11 - Reagan Wins Reelection: 1984
- Chapter 12 - Reagan's Negotiating Strategy
- Chapter 13 - The Ascent of Gorbachev: 1985
- Chapter 14 - "Star Wars" in Moscow
- Chapter 15 - The Geneva "Fireside" Summit
- Chapter 16 - The Priority of Human Rights
- Chapter 17 - Gorbachev's Gambit
- Chapter 18 - Soviet Strategy at Reykjavik: 1986
- Chapter 19 - The Iran-Contra Controversy
- Chapter 20 - Gorbachev Caves First: 1987
- Chapter 21 - Treaty Signing in Washington
- Chapter 22 - The Cold War Ends: 1988
- Glossary of Acronyms
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Copyright
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