Reagan took an approach to the Cold War dramatically different from any other US President. To wit, he thought we should win. This was a fresh concept. At the time, it was widely ridiculed as a dangerous alteration of US policy. Only after it worked was Reagan's dangerous foreign policy recast as merely a continuation of the policies of his predecessors.

Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism (ed. Crown Forum, 2003) - ISBN: 9781400051700