From the Cold War to a New Era: The United States and the Soviet Union, 1983-1991

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An updated edition of Don Oberdorfer's acclaimed book, The Turn First published in 1991 as The Turn, this is the gripping narrative history of the most important international development of our time—the passage of the United States and the Soviet Union from the Cold War to a new era. Don Oberdorfer makes the reader a privileged behind-the-scenes spectator as U.S. and Soviet leaders take each other's measure and slowly set about their historic task. Oberdorfer writes diplomatic history with a vital difference: extraordinary intimacy made possible by comprehensive interviews with major figures on both sides and exclusive material from a host of other sources. Now this widely praised book is available in a new, updated paperback edition that continues the narrative up to the dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union. Replete with revealing portraits of historical personalities, as riveting as a spy thriller, this is an enthralling record of history in the making. Contents Preface to the Johns Hopkins Edition 1 A Candle in the Cold 2 The Ebb 3 The Chernenko Interlude 4 Gorbachev Takes Command 5 High Stakes at Reykjavik 6 To the Washington Summit 7 Reagan in Red Square 8 The Revolution of 1989 9 A New Era 10 The End of the Soviet Union Afterword Acknowledgments Notes and Sources Index