{"product_id":"reagan-and-gorbachev-how-the-cold-war-ended-paperback","title":"Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Matlock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Matlock's] account of Reagan's achievement as the nation's diplomat in chief is a public service.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Engrossing . . . authoritative . . . a detailed and reliable narrative that future historians will be able to draw on to illuminate one of the most dramatic periods in modern history.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReagan and Gorbachev\u003c\/i\u003e, Jack F. Matlock, Jr., a former U.S. ambassador to the U.S.S.R. and principal adviser to Ronald Reagan on Soviet and European affairs, gives an eyewitness account of how the Cold War ended. Working from his own papers, recent interviews with major figures, and unparalleled access to the best and latest sources, Matlock offers an insider's perspective on a diplomatic campaign far more sophisticated than previously thought, waged by two leaders of surpassing vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatlock details how Reagan privately pursued improved U.S.-U.S.S.R. relations even while engaging in public saber rattling. When Gorbachev assumed leadership, however, Reagan and his advisers found a willing partner in peace. Matlock shows how both leaders took risks that yielded great rewards and offers unprecedented insight into the often cordial working relationship between Reagan and Gorbachev. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth epic and intimate, \u003ci\u003eReagan and Gorbachev\u003c\/i\u003e will be the standard reference on the end of the Cold War, a work that is critical to our understanding of the present and the past.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Reagan and Gorbachev, Jack F. Matlock, Jr., gives an eyewitness account of how the Cold War ended, with humankind declared the winner. As Reagan's principal adviser on Soviet and European affairs, and later as the U.S. ambassador to the U.S.S.R., Matlock lived history: He was the point person for Reagan's evolving policy of conciliation toward the Soviet Union. Working from his own papers, recent interviews with major figures, and archival sources both here and abroad, Matlock offers an insider's perspective on a diplomatic campaign far more sophisticated than previously thought, led by two men of surpassing vision. \u003cbr\u003eMatlock details how, from the start of his term, Reagan privately pursued improved U.S.--U.S.S.R. relations, while rebuilding America's military and fighting will in order to confront the Soviet Union while providing bargaining chips. When Gorbachev assumed leadership, however, Reagan and his advisers found a potential partner in the enterprise of peace. At first the two leaders sparred, agreeing on little. Gradually a form of trust emerged, with Gorbachev taking politically risky steps that bore long-term benefits, like the agreement to abolish intermediate-range nuclear missiles and the agreement to abolish intermediate-range nuclear missiles and the U.S.S.R.'s significant unilateral troop reductions in 1988. \u003cbr\u003eThrough his recollections and unparalleled access to the best and latest sources, Matlock describes Reagan's and Gorbachev's initial views of each other. We learn how the two prepared for their meetings; we discover that Reagan occasionally wrote to Gorbachev in his own hand, both to personalize the correspondence and to prevent nit-picking by hard-linersin his administration. We also see how the two men were pushed closer together by the unlikeliest characters (Senator Ted Kennedy and Franois Mitterrand among them) and by the two leaders' remarkable foreign ministers, George Shultz and Eduard Shevardnadze. \u003cbr\u003eThe end of the Cold War is a key event in modern history, one that demanded bold individuals and decisive action. Both epic and intimate, Reagan and Gorbachev\" will be the standard reference, a work that is critical to our understanding of the present and the past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst posted to Moscow in 1961, career diplomat\u003cb\u003e Jack F. Matlock, Jr., \u003c\/b\u003e was America's man on the scene for most of the Cold War. A scholar of Russian history and culture, Matlock was President Reagan's choice for the crucial post of ambassador to the Soviet Union. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAutopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador's Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union. \u003c\/i\u003eMatlock now divides his time between Princeton, New Jersey, and his wife's farm in Booneville, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758609858848,"sku":"9780812974898","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0ffa5651b8083ef5de1b43159139a954_b7831c43-d68d-4736-85f5-8c93b3aa3151.webp?v=1780130425","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/reagan-and-gorbachev-how-the-cold-war-ended-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}