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  • Published: 15 October 2003
  • ISBN: 9780385722285
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $32.99

Reagan's War

The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism



Reagan’s War is 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 Russia—including Reagan’s KGB file—Schweizer 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 War should be read by open-minded readers across the political spectrum.

  • Published: 15 October 2003
  • ISBN: 9780385722285
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $32.99

About the author

Peter Schweizer

Peter Schweizer is a fellow at the Hoover Institute and the author of several books on the history of the Cold War. He is currently at work on a biography of the Bush dynasty. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

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