Table of Contents

Preface to the Johns Hopkins Edition
Chapter 1. A Candle in the Cold
Chapter 2. The Ebb Tide
Chapter 3. The Chernenko Interlude
Chapter 4. Gorbachev Takes Command
Chapter 5. High Stakes at Reykjavik
Chapter 6. To the Washington Summit
Chapter 7. Reagan in Red Square
Chapter 8. The Revolution of 1989
Chapter 9. A New Era
Chapter 10. The End of the Soviet Union
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Notes and Sources
Index

About the Author

Don Oberdorfer was a diplomatic correspondent for the Washington Post from 1976 until his retirement in 1993. His previous book, Tet!, a history of the crucial battle of the Vietnam War, was a National Book Award finalist.

Reviews

Gripping... Oberdorfer's detailed, balanced account describes the policies and personalities that actually changed history. -- Robert Hutchings Journal of Cold War Studies An excellent, balanced account of the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States during the years of the Reagan and Bush administrations... It provides an informative discussion of the demise of the Cold War and belongs among the shelves of anyone interested in that topic. -- Donald L. Zelman H-Pol, H-NET Reviews A reliable source of raw data for those interested in studying these important episodes in world politics from a variety of perspectives. -- Benjamin E. Goldsmith Peace and Conflict A highly readable and utterly persuasive account of why the Cold War came to end the way it did. -- Fred Barnes American Spectator