Nate Jones

A solid 60-page intro followed by several of the key declassified documents on Able Archer, it is chilling, but slightly leading, never exploring other possibilities (e.g., the Soviet propaganda angle - which it fails to take seriously). The work of finding and declassifying the material is outstanding, and Jones's main claims - that the world was closer to war in 1983 than we knew, and that Reagan was changed dramatically by what he later learned - are sustained. This is a vital Cold War text.