Reagan's War The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism

Reagan's Waris the story of Ronald Reagan's personal and political journey as an anti-communist, from his early days as an actor to his years in the White House. Challenging popular misconceptions of Reagan as an empty suit who played only a passive role in the demise of the Soviet Union, Peter Schweizer details Reagan's decades-long battle against communism. Bringing to light previously secret information obtained from archives in the United States, Germany, Poland, Hungary, and Russiaincluding Reagan's KGB fileSchweizer offers a compelling case that Reagan personally mapped out and directed his war against communism, often disagreeing with experts and advisers. An essential book for understanding the Cold War,Reagan's Warshould be read by open-minded readers across the political spectrum.

Peter Schweizer is a fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University. His previous books include <b>The Fall of the Wall: Reassessing the Causes and Consequences of the End of the Cold War</b><i>, </i><b>The Next War</b><i>, </i>coauthored with Casper Weinberger, <b>Victory</b><i>, </i>and <b>Friendly Spies</b><i>. </i>He lives in Florida with his wife and children.