02217nam 2200529 450 991078094570332120191122075529.00-8131-7820-70-8131-7818-50-8131-7819-3(MiAaPQ)EBC30361659(Au-PeEL)EBL30361659(MiAaPQ)EBC5962866(Au-PeEL)EBL5962866(OCoLC)1125108805(EXLCZ)992716873880004120191122d2020 ub 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe myth of triumphalism rethinking President Reagan's Cold War legacy /Beth A. Fischer1st ed.Lexington, Kentucky :University Press of Kentucky,[2020]20201 online resource (205 pages)Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peacePrint version: Fischer, Beth A. The Myth of Triumphalism Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,c2019 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Triumphalism and President Reagan's Cold War Legacy -- 1. Engaging the Enemy -- 2. Reagan's Military Buildup: "Busting the Soviet Union"? -- 3. The Strategic Defense Initiative: Ending the MADness -- 4. Soviet New Thinking and the Withdrawal from Afghanistan -- 5. Moscow Calls Off the Arms Race -- 6. The Triumph of Diplomacy and Leadership -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace.Cold WarSoviet UnionForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relations1981-1989United StatesForeign relationsSoviet UnionUnited StatesPolitics and government1981-1989Cold War.973.927092Fischer Beth A.1964-686908MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780945703321The myth of triumphalism3774956UNINA