Print version: Fischer, Beth A., 1964-. Myth of Triumphalism : Rethinking President Reagan’s Cold War Legacy. First edition. Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, c2020 205 pages Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace. ISBN 9780813178172
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction: Triumphalism and President Reagan’s Cold War legacy -- Engaging the enemy -- Reagan’s military buildup : "busting the Soviet Union"? -- The strategic defense initiative : ending the MADness -- Soviet new thinking and the withdrawal from Afghanistan -- Moscow calls off the arms race -- The triumph of diplomacy and leadership.