Book description
For three decades, historians have cited the long-term alliance of
Reagan and Thatcher as an example of the special bond between the US
and Britain.
But, as Richard Aldous argues, these political titans clashed
repeatedly as they confronted the greatest threat of their time: the
USSR.
Brilliantly reconstructing some of their most dramatic encounters,
Aldous draws on recently declassified documents and extensive oral
history to dismantle the popular conception of the Reagan-Thatcher diplomacy.
Richard Aldous, the author and editor of eight books including
The
Lion and the Unicorn
, is Eugene Meyer Professor of British History and Literature at Bard
College, New York.
