Reagan and Thatcher: The Difficult Relationship

by Richard Aldous

Book Overview

For decades historians have perpetuated the myth of a "Churchillian" relationship between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, citing their longtime alliance as an example of the "special" bond between the United States and Britain. But, as Richard Aldous argues in this penetrating dual biography, Reagan and Thatcher clashed repeatedly--over the Falklands war, Grenada, and the SDI and nuclear weapons--while carefully cultivating a harmonious image...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393069001
• ISBN13: 9780393069006
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"