{"product_id":"reagan-and-gorbachev-how-the-cold-war-ended-9780812974898","title":"Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51830491939090,"sku":"9780812974898","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_88b778d6-ad55-47b9-bf77-ce6428c1913d.jpg?v=1767004617","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reagan-and-gorbachev-how-the-cold-war-ended-9780812974898","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}