
The Crusader
Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism
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Narrated by:
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John Pruden
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By:
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Paul Kengor
Based on extraordinary research, here is a major reassessment of Ronald Reagan's lifelong crusade to dismantle the Soviet Empire, including shocking revelations about the liberal American politician who tried to collude with the USSR to counter Reagan's efforts.
God and Ronald Reagan made presidential historian Paul Kengor's name as one of the premier chroniclers of the life and career of the 40th president. With The Crusader, Kengor returns with the one book about Reagan that has not been written: the story of his lifelong crusade against communism and of his dogged and ultimately triumphant effort to overthrow the Soviet Union.
Drawing upon reams of newly declassified presidential papers as well as untapped Soviet media archives and new interviews with key players, Kengor traces Reagan's efforts to target the Soviet Union from his days as governor of California to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of what he famously dubbed the "Evil Empire". The result is a major revision and enhancement of what historians are only beginning to realize: that Reagan not only wished for the collapse of communism but had a deep and specific understanding of what it would take and effected dozens of policy shifts that brought the USSR to its heels within a decade of his presidency.
The Crusader makes use of key sources from behind the Iron Curtain, including one key memo that implicates a major American liberal politician in a scheme to enlist Soviet premier Yuri Andropov to help defeat Reagan's 1984 reelection bid. Such new finds make The Crusader not just a work of extraordinary history but a work of explosive revelation that will be debated as hotly in 2006 as Reagan's policies were in the 1980s.
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Outstanding book! I highly recommend!
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Holy Smokes!!
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A gem for those that know little of Reagan's legacy, and enjoy learning that leads to a paradigmatic shift.
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Learning about newly released documents that had been previously classified has added so much to the depth of our understanding of importance of Reagan's place in history.What other book might you compare The Crusader to and why?
The Communist by Kengor. The story of Obama's "Frank". Flip side of the coin.Great research from Paul Kengor
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Whether you like Reagan or not....
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Essential Reagan
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Fits the movie perfectly
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Excellent, timeless.
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Absolutely great book!!!
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