Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War - Hardcover

Adelman, Ken

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062310194 ISBN 13: 9780062310194

Publisher: Broadside Books, 2014

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Title: Reagan at Reykjavik( Forty-Eight Hours That Ended the Cold War) <>Binding: Hardcover <>Author: KenAdelman <>Publisher: BroadsideBooks

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"The weekend meeting in Reykjavik between Reagan and Gorbachev in 1986 marked a significant turning point in the Cold War. Adelman, an active participant in the talks and a gifted writer, has provided a thoughtful account of that episode."--Henry A. Kissinger

"This is real history and brilliant analysis, a profound book that could only have been written decades after the Reykjavik weekend, which now can be measured by the outcome. With their large humanitarian vision, it is clear that Reagan & Gorbachev helped make the world a much safer place."--Bob Woodward

"A riveting history of one of the most important moments of the Cold War. Adelman has written a page-turning narrative that leaves us on the edge of our seats."--Ken Burns

"A fascinating, gripping and essential account of the definitive end-game moment of the Cold War, told by someone who had a front-row seat."--Christopher Buckley

"With wonderful insight and color, Ken Adelman details the great drama of the Cold War's most surprising summit. This book is deeply important in an era when Reagan's art of principled negotiation needs reviving."--Walter Isaacson

"A knowledgeable, passionately engaged fly on the wall at one of the least heralded, most productive summits of the Cold War era."--Ted Koppel

"Reagan at Reykjavik is a lively, important account of an historic weekend. On a barren island nation in the north Atlantic, the two great nuclear adversaries faced reality--and the world was changed."--Tom Brokaw

"Ken Adelman has written a genuinely fascinating book--vivid and personal, humorous, full of surprising new details. The book's portrayals are all memorable, but most so when it comes to Ronald Reagan."--James Fallows

From the Back Cover:

A dramatic account of the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland--the turning point in the Cold War--by Ken Adelman, Reagan's arms control director and a key player in that weekend's world-changing events

In October 1986, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for a forty-eight-hour summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Planned as a short gathering to outline future talks, the meeting quickly turned to major international issues, including SDI ("Star Wars") and the possibility of eliminating all nuclear weapons. Both men were at the height of their powers, and they had a rare opportunity to move toward peace. The meeting led to negotiations and concessions that neither side had predicted--and laid the groundwork for the most sweeping arms accord in history, adopted the following year, and the end of the Soviet Union a half decade later.

From his position as a participant in these historic events, Ken Adelman is able to reveal the motivations, relationships, and conversations that led to the summit's breakthroughs. His analysis as both a participant and historian provides an invaluable perspective on this uniquely significant episode.

Scrupulously researched and based on now-declassified documents, Reagan at Reykjavik tells the gripping tale of the weekend that changed the world. Adelman provides an honest, laser-etched portrait of President Reagan at one of his finest and most challenging moments--and, indisputably, one of the most significant triumphs of his presidency.

About this edition

• Publisher: Broadside Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0062310194
• ISBN 13: 9780062310194
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384