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Geneva, 1985

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David Reynolds uncovers the story of three summit meetings that shaped the modern world. He sees how Reagan and Gorbachev helped ensure a peaceful end to the Cold War.

David Reynolds, Professor of International History at Cambridge University, uncovers the story of three groundbreaking summit meetings that shaped the modern world. When Ronald Reagan met the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at Geneva in 1985, few foresaw any meaningful progress. Each had arrived with real doubts about the other and entrenched ideological convictions. Yet despite two days of fundamental disagreement over arms policy, Reagan saw the peacemaker in Gorbachev and reached out to him.

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Tue 30 Jun 2009 00:20

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