"Did Ronald Reagan Win the Cold War? Jason Saltoun-Ebin has spent nine years at the Reagan Presidential Library and other archives finding the original documents and Oval Office notes that take us as close as we are likely to come to answering one of the great questions of the twentieth century."-- Richard Reeves, bestselling author of books on Presidentâ??s Kennedy, Nixon and Reagan.
"The Reagan Files provides fascinating new material about the decision-making process of the Reagan presidency in the final years of the Cold War. The book takes the reader through the original letters, meetings and policy documents that chronicle the era, compiled with great energy and dedication by Jason Saltoun-Ebin."
-- David E. Hoffman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy."
"Jason Saltoun-Ebin has painstakingly assembled an invaluable collection of documents that provide new insight into the quest for national security during the Reagan years. Bravo!"
-- Laura Kalman, professor of history, University of California Santa Barbara, and author of "Right Star Rising: A New Politics, 1974-1980."
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This film documents the construction of The Distant Early Warning Line (DEW Line) during the Cold War with the Soviet Union. The DEW Line was a joint venture by the United States and Canadian governments designed to give early warning in the case of a nuclear attack. A variety of radars and Doppler antennas including the AN/FPS-19, AN/FRC-45, AN/FRC-101 were constructed. The DEW Line was strategically placed along the 70th parallel near the artic circle. Table Of Contents: (1) The DEW Line Story (1960s) - This documentary explores the planning, design and construction of The Distant Early Warning Line (DEW Line). The cold war era "next generation" defense system is discussed at length including political, military, scientific and national defense benefits. At a cost of 346 million dollars, over 450,000 tons of parts and materials, and 75 million gallons of fuel had to be flown and shipped to the upper reaches of the earth to enable the construction of this futuristic undertaking. The film also highlights the work and lives of the brave men who ventured to the artic circle to build these massive radars, in bitter cold, to preserve the security of North America - 27 Minutes