"Former President Bush and his national security advisor, Brent Scowcroft, tell the story of tumultuous years. Here are behind-the-scenes accounts of critical meetings in the White House and of summit conferences in Europe and the United States, interspersed with excerpts from Mr. Bush's diary. We are given fresh and intriguing views of world leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Margaret Thatcher, Helmut Kohl, and Francois Mitterrand - and witness the importance of personal relationships in diplomacy. There is the dramatic description of how President Bush put together the alliance against Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War. There are the intensive diplomatic exchanges with Beijing following the events of Tiananmen Square, and the intricate negotiations leading up to German reunification. And there is the sometimes poignant, sometimes grim portrayal of Gorbachev's final years in power."--BOOK JACKET.

Includes index.

Ch. 1. Past and Prologue Ch. 2. From Theory to Practice Ch. 3. Leading the Alliance Ch. 4. Untying a Knot Ch. 5. Radishes Ch. 6. Hope and Revolution Ch. 7. Ends and Beginnings Ch. 8. A German Question Ch. 9. A Careful Dance Ch. 10. Toward Common Ground Ch. 11. The Face of a New Europe

Ch. 12. Summit and Solutions Ch. 13. This Will Not Stand Ch. 14. Shield and Sword Ch. 15. A Delicate Balance Ch. 16. Holding the Course Ch. 17. Through a Cacophony Ch. 18. Desert Storm Ch. 19. After the Storm Ch. 20. A House Divides Ch. 21. Coup Ch. 22. Withering into History.