In his thrilling account, O’Sullivan—a former Special Advisor to Prime Minister Thatcher—sheds light on the personal and political experiences of the President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister, from their emergence as fresh and energetic thinkers, to their roles as stalwart defenders of democracy and vanquishers of the Cold War Soviet monolith. With his book, O’Sullivan gives color to a time when the freedoms demanded by the world, were often at odds with the values of those that bled to secure the right to demand them. In this time of extreme flux, the world needed leaders with sufficient perspective to push for positive change, while holding fast to fundamental democratic truths—all the time ensuring the world’s demand for progress did not leave the West overextended and exposed.