The Crusader : Ronald Reagan and the Triumph over Communism Book

Preface     xi
The Early Years
Rock River Rescuer     3
Reagan's Long March: The 1940s     10
The TV Crusade: 1950 to mid-1960s     21
Cold War Governor: Late 1960s     30
Breaking the Mold: 1970s     40
"Let's Make America Great Again": 1980     56
The First Term
First Priorities: January to November 1981     73
Poland Explodes: December 1981     84
Commencing the Crusade: January to June 1982     112
The Vatican and Westminster: June 7-8, 1982     133
Plans and the Pipeline: Mid-June to December 1982     146
The Hottest Year in a Cold War: 1983     165
Grenada and Winning: October to December 1983     190
Winning the Second Term: 1984     200
The Second Term
The Emergence of Mikhail Gorbachev: March 1985     217
Afghanistan, the Arms Race, and Gorbachev: April to November 1985     228
Conspiracies and Stingers: Late 1985 to 1986     250
Calling for Liberation: 1987     263
"Our formula for completing our crusade": 1988     273
The Fall of the Soviet Empire
The March of Freedom: 1989     285
The Coroner Comes to the Kremlin: 1990-1991     294
Drifting Back     305
Epilogue     313
Text of KGB Letter on Senator Ted Kennedy     317
Notes     321
Acknowledgments     397
Index     403