When the World Seemed New: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War

Engel, Jeffrey A.

ISBN 10: 0547423063 / ISBN 13: 9780547423067

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017

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1st edition. 596 pages. 9.25x6.25x2.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: When the World Seemed New: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0547423063
• ISBN 13: 9780547423067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.89 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

JEFFREY A. ENGEL, PhD, is an award-winning American history scholar and director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. The author or editor of nine books, he is an expert on the U.S. presidency and American diplomatic history.