Reagan's Secret War
The Untold Story of His Fight to Save the World from Nuclear Disaster
$35.92
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2010
Summary
A riveting inside view of one man’s efforts to literally save the world, Reagan’s Secret War reveals how a president can, through the force of his deep convictions, bring about sweeping global change.
On February 6, 1981, at his first National Security Council meeting, Ronald Reagan told his advisers- “I will make the decisions.” As Reagan’s Secret War reveals, these words provide the touchstone for understanding the extraordinary accomplishments of the Reagan administration, includin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307238634 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0307238636 |
| Author: | Martin Anderson, Annelise Anderson |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Three Rivers Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2010 |
| Weight: | 359g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm x 25mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Reagan’s Secret War may change forever the image held by many… . With unprecedented access to his private papers, including his personal diary, the Andersons present a deeply involved and adroit leader.”
—Henry A. Kissinger
“Artfully and accurately explains how, when, and where … All who are interested in the elimination of nuclear weapons should read Reagan’s Secret War.”
—James A. Baker III, 61st U.S. Secretary of State
“An immense contribution … the authors have defied assumptions about what Reagan thought and said and conducted painstaking research to get at the truth of what he really planned and executed. All of us who are gripped by the transcendent importance of the nuclear threat will learn, and be inspired, by this account.”
—from the Foreword by George P. Shultz, former Secretary of State
“Ronald Reagan’ s steadfast commitment to abolish all nuclear weapons is brought to life in Martin and Annelise Anderson’s captivating narrative… . If the world makes it to the nuclear-free mountaintop, we will have President Reagan to thank for inspiring our climb.”
—Sam Nunn, former Senator, cochairman, Nuclear Threat Initiative
“Superb … The authors’ unique access to previously classified materials and to the president’ s personal documents enabled them to write the most complete and accurate account of this historic effort.”
—Ed Meese, former U.S. Attorney General
“Compelling … a valuable contribution to understanding the Reagan legacy.”
—Lou Cannon, author of President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
About The Author
Martin Anderson
MARTIN ANDERSON and ANNELISE ANDERSON, husband and wife, are coauthors of the New York Times bestsellers Reagan, In His Own Hand; Reagan- A Life in Letters; and Reagan’s Path to Victory. Both are Fellows at the Hoover Institution.
Martin, an M.I.T. Ph.D., worked in the Reagan White House as an economic policy adviser and, more recently, sat on the Pentagon’s defense-policy board.
Annelise, a Columbia Ph.D., was a senior policy adviser to the Reagan presidential campaign and was an associate director within Reagan’s Office of Management and Budget, where she was responsible for the budgets of five Cabinet departments and more than forty other agencies.
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