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03138aam a2200469 i 4500 001 11CEE18E177D11EC850ADFAD22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210917010313 008 201110s2021 dcua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1680539175 020 $a 9781680539172 035 $a (OCoLC)1230512839 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a e-ur--- $a e-ur--- 050 4 $a E876 $b .T46 2021 100 1 $a Thornton, Richard C., $e author. 245 10 $a Ronald Reagan. $p Revolution ascendant / $c Richard C. Thornton. 246 30 $a Revolution ascendant 264 1 $a Washington [D.C.] : $b Academica Press, $c [2021] 300 $a xiv, 671 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a St. James's studies in world affairs 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "When Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, he found America's economy, defense, and global position weakened to the point of collapse. The previous seven years of attempted detente with the Soviet Union had resulted in the worst foreign policy failures in American history. As the distinguished diplomatic historian Richard C. Thornton shows in this thorough reassessment of Reagan's presidency, written for the 40th anniversary of his election, the new president was determined to rebuild American economic and military power and to restore the Western Alliance. Reagan's "Victory Program" supported anti-Soviet resistance movements in communist countries, attacked the financial underpinnings of the Soviet economy, and boldly challenged the Soviet Union's forward positions around the world. The deployment of Pershing II missiles to Europe in 1983 restored the balance of power in Europe and, combined with the U.S. military buildup, reestablished strategic equilibrium between the United States and the Soviet Union by the end of Reagan's first term. As America faces a host of new challenges in the world today, this reexamination will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners alike"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Reagan, Ronald. 600 17 $a Reagan, Ronald. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00036392 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1981-1989. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $z Soviet Union. 651 0 $a Soviet Union $x Foreign relations $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $y 1981-1989. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy $y 1981-1993. 651 0 $a United States $x History, Military $y 20th century. 650 7 $a Diplomatic relations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01907412 650 7 $a Economic policy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00902025 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a Soviet Union. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210281 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Military history. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411630 830 0 $a St. James's studies in world affairs. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231018025400.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=11CEE18E177D11EC850ADFAD22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search