Three Days in Moscow

Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire

By: Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney

Narrated by: Bret Baier

One thousand miles behind the iron curtain, he stood for freedom

The number one best-selling author and award-winning anchor of Special Report with Bret Baier reveals as never before Reagan’s dramatic battle to win the Cold War.

In his acclaimed best seller Three Days in January, Bret Baier illuminated the extraordinary leadership of President Dwight Eisenhower at the dawn of the Cold War. Now in his highly anticipated new history, Three Days in Moscow, Baier explores the dramatic endgame of America’s long struggle with the Soviet Union and President Ronald Reagan’s central role in shaping the world we live in today.

On May 31, 1988, Reagan stood on Russian soil and addressed a packed audience at Moscow State University, delivering a remarkable - yet now largely forgotten - speech that capped his first visit to the Soviet capital. This fourth in a series of summits between Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, was a dramatic coda to their tireless efforts to reduce the nuclear threat. More than that, Reagan viewed it as “a grand historical moment”: an opportunity to light a path for the Soviet people - toward freedom, human rights, and a future he told them they could embrace if they chose. It was the first time an American president gave a speech about freedom and human rights on Russian soil. Reagan had once called the Soviet Union an “evil empire.” Now, saying that depiction was from “another time”, he beckoned the Soviets to join him in a new vision of the future. The importance of Reagan’s Moscow speech was largely overlooked at the time, but the new world he spoke of was fast approaching; the following year, in November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union began to disintegrate, leaving the United States the sole superpower on the world stage.

Today, the end of the Cold War is perhaps the defining historical moment of the past half century, and must be understood if we are to make sense of America’s current place in the world, amid the re-emergence of US-Russian tensions during Vladimir Putin’s tenure. Using Reagan’s three days in Moscow to tell the larger story of the president’s critical and often misunderstood role in orchestrating a successful, peaceful ending to the Cold War, Baier illuminates the character of one of our nation’s most venerated leaders - and reveals the unique qualities that allowed him to succeed in forming an alliance for peace with the Soviet Union, when his predecessors had fallen short.

©2018 Bret Baier (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

My first book using Audible.

This is my 1st book using Audible. Bret Baier's familiar voice made listening to this book a great experience. Bret's work on this historical journey back through time, opened new perspectives to events that even though I lived through, new little about. I highly recomend this book to anyone who wishes to learn more about the great President Ronald Reagan.

EXCELLENT READ ON A GREAT AMERICAN LEGEND!

Really enjoyed this audio book - The author did a great job on my all-time favorite Commander-In-Chief during my own military career. Great telling of his Presidency and the Soviet Union leadership during President Reagan's leadership. Worth the listen! A+

A great listen!!

Brett does a masterful job of narrating his masterfully written book. Although I was a close watcher of President Reagan, I didn’t remember a lot of what the book points out.

Just a great read which puts a smile on your face, especially during this tumultuous time!!!.

Well done!

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Brett Baier does a wonderful job of retelling the story of Ronald Reagan’s presidency and his passion to end the Cold War and Communism. Highly recommend this book.

Amazing!

What a wonderful portrait of one of our greatest Americans. Thank you Bret for the content and the terrific performance.