Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended
How the Cold War Ended
$43.00
- Paperback
363 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2006
Summary
In Reagan and Gorbachev, Jack F. Matlock, Jr., gives an eyewitness account of how the Cold War ended, with humankind declared the winner. As Reagan’s principal adviser on Soviet and European affairs, and later as the U.S. ambassador to the U.S.S.R., Matlock lived history: He was the point person for Reagan’s evolving policy of conciliation toward the Soviet Union. Working from his own papers, recent interviews with major figures, and archival sources both here and abroad, Matlock off…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812974898 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0812974891 |
| Author: | Jack F. Jr. Matlock |
| Publisher: | Random House Trade |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 363 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2006 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 132mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for Autopsy on an Empire
“A superb analysis of the achievements and problems of the Soviet system and a fascinating account of the people and events that brought its collapse … Matlock writes with the authority of long years of service in Moscow, and at the State Department and the National Security Council. His close-up view of the most important events of our century is the unique product of careful scholarship and an extraordinary diplomatic career.” -HERBERT J. ELLISON, professor of Russian history, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington “No person is better equipped to describe the extraordinary change from the Soviet Union into Russia than Ambassador Matlock. His background in Russian history, language, culture, literature, and politics makes him one of the world’s outstanding authorities on the question… . [Matlock] knows practically all of the people about whom he is writing and conveys their character, prejudices, strengths, and shortcomings in vivid colors.” -MAX M. KAMPELMAN, former counselor of the Department of State and U.S. nuclear arms control negotiator
“No other American had the opportunity to observe the Soviet government’s collapse at such close range. Thanks to Ambassador Matlock’s excellent contacts and mature judgment, his book represents a unique record of this historic event.” -RICHARD PIPES, Frank Baird, Jr., Professor of History Emeritus, Harvard University
About The Author
Jack F. Jr. Matlock
Career diplomat JACK F. MATLOCK, JR., was America’s man on the scene for most of the Cold War, first posted to Moscow in 1961. A scholar of Russian history and culture, Matlock was President Reagan’s choice for the crucial post of ambassador to the Soviet Union. He is the author of Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union. Matlock now divides his time between Princeton, New Jersey, and his wife’s farm in Booneville, Tennessee.
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