Reagan and Thatcher : the difficult relationship / Richard Aldous

Author:: Aldous, Richard
Published:: New York : W. W. Norton & Co., [2012]
Copyright Date:: ©2012
Edition:: 1st ed.
Physical Description:: vii, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Contents:

Churchill, Jefferson, and Jesus -- Thinking the unthinkable -- Come in, it's freezing! -- Little ice-cold bunch of land -- Even more of a wimp than Jimmy Carter -- Another island, another war -- This is how large powers behave -- Not a great listener -- The day the earth shook -- A thunderous round of applause -- The last waltz -- Epilogue "lead me into the sunset".

Summary:

Aldous re-examines the iconic friendship and uneasy alliance between President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher--the couple who ended the Cold War.

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ISBN:

9780393069006 (hardcover)
0393069001 (hardcover)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of Acquisition:

Behrend copy: Purchased with funds from the Elizabeth Epp Taft Library Endowment; 2011.

Endowment Note:

Elizabeth Epp Taft Library Endowment

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