Anderson, Martin,  1936-2015. <br/><br/>
Reagan's secret war :  the untold story of his fight to save the world from nuclear disaster / 
Martin Anderson and Annelisa Anderson. 
 - 1st pbk. ed. 
 - New York :  Three Rivers Press,  [2009] 
 - xii, 450 p.  ill. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-431) and index. 
<br/><br/>Reagan the man -- The awesome power of a president -- Juggling priorities, 1981 -- Near death from an assassin -- The beginning of the end of the Cold War -- Going for zero -- The bond with Pope John Paul II -- The nuclear abolitionist, 1982 -- "Star Wars" -- Close to nuclear war, 1985 -- "Star Wars" in Moscow -- The Geneva "Fireside" Summit -- The priority of human rights -- Gorbachev's gambit -- Soviet strategy at Reykjavik, 1986 -- The Iran-Contra controversy -- Gorbachev caves first, 1987 -- Treaty signing in Washington -- The Cold War ends, 1988. 
<br/><br/> Describes the former President's intent from his first days in office to win the Cold War, based on classified documents archived in the Ronald Regan Presidential Library, including minutes from Security Council meetings and secret letters sent to world leaders. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780307238634 0307238636 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Reagan, Ronald.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cold War.<br/>Nuclear arms control.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.<br/>Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--1981-1989.