First published 1994
Peter Schweizer reveals how Ronald Reagan and his inner circle orchestrated the Soviet Union's downfall through calculated economic and covert operations. Drawing from exclusive conversations with Caspar Weinberger, George Shultz, John Poindexter, Robert McFarlane, and William Clark, Schweizer exposes the administration's two-pronged approach. The team systematically weakened Soviet finances while forcing Moscow to drain its treasury on military spending. Simultaneously, they funneled secret support to resistance movements in Poland and Afghanistan. Schweizer documents how this coordinated assault on Soviet resources and global influence achieved what military confrontation could not. The book demonstrates that the Cold War's end resulted not from chance or internal Soviet failures alone, but from deliberate American strategy executed through diplomatic channels and covert aid programs.
Genres: history, 20th-century, political-science, biography-memoir, military-history, american-history
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, underdog
Setting: Afghanistan, Poland, Soviet Union
Period: Cold War
285 pages · Unknown Binding · Polska Oficyna Wydawnicza BGW