Publishers Weekly praised Schweizer's writing style, while criticizing the book's hagiographical approach to history.

[1] Walter Russell Mead gave the book a positive review in The Washington Post.

[2] Kirkus Reviews called the book a "tendentious and extremely partisan account" of Reagan's presidency and the Cold War.

[3] The book was later adapted into a film titled In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed.

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