Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
vii, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
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. |
Contents |
Churchill, Jefferson, and Jesus -- Thinking the unthinkable -- Come in, it's freezing! -- Little ice-cold bunch of land -- Even more of a wimp than Jimmy Carter -- Another island, another war -- This is how large powers behave -- Not a great listener -- The day the earth shook -- A thunderous round of applause -- The last waltz -- Epilogue "lead me into the sunset". |
Subject |
Reagan, Ronald.
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Thatcher, Margaret.
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United States -- Relations -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain -- Relations -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989.
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ISBN |
9780393069006 hardcover |
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0393069001 hardcover |
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