Tear down this wall a city, a president, and the speech that ended the Cold War
Drawing on interviews with Reagan administration officials, journalists, historians, and eyewitnesses, the author focuses on Ronald Reagan's June 1987 speech at the Brandenburg Gate and his historic challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
Main Author: | Ratnesar, Romesh. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2009.
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Edition: | 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
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Summary: |
Drawing on interviews with Reagan administration officials, journalists, historians, and eyewitnesses, the author focuses on Ronald Reagan's June 1987 speech at the Brandenburg Gate and his historic challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. |
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Physical Description: |
229 p. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781416556909 1416556907 9781439170052 (ebk.) 1439170053 (ebk.) 9781416556916 (pbk.) 1416556915 (pbk.) |