Reagan's War

Summary

Reagan's War is a 2002 book by Peter Schweizer.

Reagan's War: The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph over Communism
First edition (publ. Doubleday)
AuthorPeter Schweizer
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistory
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
October 15, 2002
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages352 (first edition)
ISBN0-385-50471-3

Synopsis edit

The book covers Ronald Reagan's actions during the Cold War, and credits him with the eventual end of the Cold War.

Reception edit

The book received mixed reviews. Publishers Weekly praised Schweizer's writing style, while criticizing the book's hagiographical approach to history.[1] Walter Russell Mead gave the book a positive review in The Washington Post.[2] Kirkus Reviews called the book a "tendentious and extremely partisan account" of Reagan's presidency and the Cold War.[3] The book was later adapted into a film titled In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "REAGAN'S WAR: The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph over Communism". publishersweekly.com.
  2. ^ "washingtonpost.com - search nation, world, technology and Washington area news archives". pqarchiver.com.
  3. ^ "Reagan's War". Kirkus Reviews.
  4. ^ Gilly-13 (1 October 2004). "In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed (Video 2004)". IMDb.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)