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From the Cold War to a New Era

The United States and the Soviet Union, 1983-1991

Don Oberdorfer

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An updated edition of Don Oberdorfer's acclaimed book, The Turn

First published in 1991 as The Turn, this is the gripping narrative history of the most important international development of our time—the passage of the United States and the Soviet Union from the Cold War to a new era. Don Oberdorfer makes the reader a privileged behind-the-scenes spectator as U.S. and Soviet leaders take each other's measure and slowly set about their historic task. Oberdorfer writes diplomatic history with a vital difference: extraordinary intimacy made possible by comprehensive interviews with major figures...

An updated edition of Don Oberdorfer's acclaimed book, The Turn

First published in 1991 as The Turn, this is the gripping narrative history of the most important international development of our time—the passage of the United States and the Soviet Union from the Cold War to a new era. Don Oberdorfer makes the reader a privileged behind-the-scenes spectator as U.S. and Soviet leaders take each other's measure and slowly set about their historic task. Oberdorfer writes diplomatic history with a vital difference: extraordinary intimacy made possible by comprehensive interviews with major figures on both sides and exclusive material from a host of other sources.

Now this widely praised book is available in a new, updated paperback edition that continues the narrative up to the dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union. Replete with revealing portraits of historical personalities, as riveting as a spy thriller, this is an enthralling record of history in the making.

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Gripping... Oberdorfer's detailed, balanced account describes the policies and personalities that actually changed history.

An excellent, balanced account of the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States during the years of the Reagan and Bush administrations... It provides an informative discussion of the demise of the Cold War and belongs among the shelves of anyone interested in that topic.

A reliable source of raw data for those interested in studying these important episodes in world politics from a variety of perspectives.

A highly readable and utterly persuasive account of why the Cold War came to end the way it did.

The most thorough account yet of what we can all agree was a crucial era in world politics.

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Publication Date
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Available
Trim Size
6.125
x
9.25
Pages
568
ISBN
9780801859229
Illustration Description
34 b&w photos
Table of Contents

Preface to the Johns Hopkins Edition
Chapter 1. A Candle in the Cold
Chapter 2. The Ebb Tide
Chapter 3. The Chernenko Interlude
Chapter 4. Gorbachev Takes Command
Chapter 5. High Stakes at Reykjavik
Chapter

Preface to the Johns Hopkins Edition
Chapter 1. A Candle in the Cold
Chapter 2. The Ebb Tide
Chapter 3. The Chernenko Interlude
Chapter 4. Gorbachev Takes Command
Chapter 5. High Stakes at Reykjavik
Chapter 6. To the Washington Summit
Chapter 7. Reagan in Red Square
Chapter 8. The Revolution of 1989
Chapter 9. A New Era
Chapter 10. The End of the Soviet Union
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Notes and Sources
Index

Author Bio
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Don Oberdorfer, B.A.

Don Oberdorfer was a diplomatic correspondent for the Washington Post from 1976 until his retirement in 1993. His other books include From the Cold War to a New Era, also available in paperback from Johns Hopkins, and The Two Koreas.