The Cold War rhetoric of the subtitle is completely apropos to
this hagiography, which gives the Gipper full credit for bringing
down the Soviet Union. Schweizer is a fellow at Stanford''s Hoover
Institution and coauthor, with Caspar Weinberger Reagan''s
secretary of defense of The Next War. Using Reagan''s own files and
papers, and other newly released material, Schweizer demonstrates
Reagan''s development as a critic and determined opponent of
communism and of the Stalinist Soviet Union. Sc
內容簡介:
Reagan’s War is the story of Ronald Reagan’s personal
and political journey as an anti-communist, from his early days as
an actor to his years in the White House. Challenging popular
misconceptions of Reagan as an empty suit who played only a passive
role in the demise of the Soviet Union, Peter Schweizer details
Reagan’s decades-long battle against communism.
Bringing to light previously secret information obtained from
archives in the United States, Germany, Poland, Hungary, and
Russia—including Reagan’s KGB file—Schweizer offers a compelling
case that Reagan personally mapped out and directed his war against
communism, often disagreeing with experts and advisers. An
essential book for understanding the Cold War, Reagan’s War
should be read by open-minded readers across the political
spectrum.