When the world seemed new : George H. W. Bush and the end of the Cold War
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Published
New York, New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2017.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
973.928 ENGEL
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973.928 ENGEL
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Published
New York, New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
596 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Street Date
1711
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Based on unprecedented access to previously classified documents and dozens of interviews with key policymakers, here is the untold story of how George H. W. Bush faced a critical turning point of history--the end of the Cold War. The end of the Cold War was the greatest shock to international affairs since World War II. In that perilous moment, Saddam Hussein chose to invade Kuwait, China cracked down on its own pro-democracy protesters, and regimes throughout Eastern Europe teetered between democratic change and new authoritarians. Not since FDR in 1945 had a U.S. president faced such opportunities and challenges. As the presidential historian Jeffrey Engel reveals in this page-turning history, behind closed doors from the Oval Office to the Kremlin, George H. W. Bush rose to the occasion brilliantly. Distrusted by such key allies as Margaret Thatcher and dismissed as too cautious by the press, Bush had the experience and the wisdom to use personal, one-on-one diplomacy with world leaders. Bush knew when it was essential to rally a coalition to push Iraq out of Kuwait. He managed to help unify Germany while strengthening NATO. Based on unprecedented access to previously classified documents and interviews with all of the principals, When the World Seemed New is a riveting, fly-on-the-wall account of a president with his hand on the tiller, guiding the nation through a pivotal time and setting the stage for the twenty-first century"--,Provided by publisher.
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"The untold story of how George H. W. Bush faced a critical turning point of history--the end of the Cold War--based on unprecedented access to heretofore classified documents and dozens of interviews with key policymakers"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Bush, George, -- 1924-2018 -- Influence.
Cold War -- Diplomatic history.
Germany -- History -- Unification, 1990.
National Security Council (U.S.) -- History.
Persian Gulf War, 1991.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Soviet Union -- History -- 1985-1991.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-1993.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
Bush, George, -- 1924-2018 -- Influence.
Cold War -- Diplomatic history.
Germany -- History -- Unification, 1990.
National Security Council (U.S.) -- History.
Persian Gulf War, 1991.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Soviet Union -- History -- 1985-1991.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-1993.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Engel, J. A. (2017). When the world seemed new: George H. W. Bush and the end of the Cold War . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Engel, Jeffrey A.. 2017. When the World Seemed New: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Engel, Jeffrey A.. When the World Seemed New: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Engel, Jeffrey A.. When the World Seemed New: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
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