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Reagan and Thatcher

Dispels the long-held belief that Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher had a special bond and a harmonious diplomatic relationship by revealing the high-stakes clashes the pair had over the Falkland Islands, Grenada, and nuclear weapons.

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  • "Reagan and Thatcher"
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  • "For decades historians have perpetuated the myth of a "Churchillian" relationship between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, citing their longtime alliance as an example of the "special" bond between the United States and Britain. But, as Richard Aldous argues in this penetrating dual biography, Reagan and Thatcher clashed repeatedly over the Falklands war, Grenada, and the SDI and nuclear weapons while carefully cultivating a harmonious image for the public and the press. With the stakes enormously high, these political titans struggled to work together to confront 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 Reagan-Thatcher diplomacy. His startling conclusion that the weakest link in the Atlantic Alliance of the 1980s was the association between the two principal actors will mark an important contribution to our understanding of the twentieth century."
  • "For decades historians have perpetuated the myth of a "Churchillian" relationship between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, citing it as an example of the special bond between the U.S. and Britain. But, as Richard Aldous argues in this penetrating dual biography, Reagan and Thatcher clashed repeatedly while carefully cultivating a harmonious public image - and struggled to work together to confront the greatest threat of their time: the USSR."
  • "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."
  • "For decades historians have perpetuated the myth of a 'Churchillian' relationship between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, citing their longtime alliance as an example of the 'special' bond between the United States and Britain. But, as Richard Aldous argues in this penetrating dual biography, Reagan and Thatcher clashed repeatedly over the Falklands war, Grenada, and the SDI and nuclear weapons while carefully cultivating a harmonious image for the public and the press. With the stakes enormously high, these political titans struggled to work together to confront 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 Reagan-Thatcher diplomacy. His startling conclusion that the weakest link in the Atlantic Alliance of the 1980s was the association between the two principal actors will mark an important contribution to our understanding of the twentieth century."
  • "Dispels the long-held belief that Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher had a special bond and a harmonious diplomatic relationship by revealing the high-stakes clashes the pair had over the Falkland Islands, Grenada, and nuclear weapons."@en

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  • "Reagan and Thatcher the difficult relationship"
  • "Reagan & Thatcher : [the difficult relationship]"
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  • "Reagan and Thatcher : the difficult relationship"@en
  • "Reagan and Thatcher : the difficult relationship"

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