The grand strategy that won the Cold War : architecture of triumph / edited by Douglas E. Streusand ; contributing editors, Norman A. Bailey and Francis H. Marlo ; chapter editor, Paul D. Gelpi.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) and index.

Introduction / Douglas E. Streusand -- Part I. Ronald W. Reagan and the Cold War -- The historiography of the end of the Cold War / Francis H. Marlo -- Ronald Reagan: the spirit behind the strategy / Francis H. Marlo -- The Cold War in context / Norman A. Bailey -- On the National Security Council staff / Richard Pipes -- Part II. The grand strategy that won the Cold War -- Defining the strategy: NSDD 75 / Norman A. Bailey -- Political-ideological warfare in integrated strategy / John Lenczowski -- Public diplomacy and psychological warfare / Carnes Lord -- Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan and the collapse of communism: n historic confluence / Richard V. Allen -- Reagan's Soviet economic take-down strategy: financial and energy elements / Roger W. Robinson Jr. -- Military display: continuity of government and the strategic defense initiative / Ronald B. Frankum -- Part III. Conclusion -- Setting the record straight / Derek Leebaert.

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This book accounts the Reagan administration's development and execution of the grand strategy that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, emphasizing the coordinated use of diplomatic, informational, military, and economic instruments of national power. It challenges the dominant narrative that often denies the existence of the grand strategy.

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