{"product_id":"reagan-and-thatcher-richard-aldous-9780393069006","title":"Reagan and Thatcher: The Difficult Relationship","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Aldous\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393069001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393069006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/14\/2011 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2012 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/06\/2012 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012","brand":"Richard Aldous","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46383856025855,"sku":"9780393069006","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b98f4a6-c95c-49ed-824a-5a07a2495281.jpg?v=1733281879","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reagan-and-thatcher-richard-aldous-9780393069006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}