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DescriptionBlow-by-blow accounts of ten of the nastiest and most consequential feuds in history, from Elizabeth I's lengthy spat with royal pain Mary, Queen of Scots, to Aaron Burr's bloody battle with Alexander Hamilton, to Stalin and Trotsky's ferocious, intercontinental set-to. Reviews"Everyone loves a good fight, especially on the world stage, and Evans calls these contests with skill and flair." --Kirkus Reviews "Evans captures all the drama and controversy in these streamlined accounts brimming with invigorated, well-paced prose". --Publisher's Weekly Author descriptionCOLIN EVANS is the author of Casebook of Forensic Detection (Wiley) and Killer Doctors. Table of contentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. Elizabeth I versus Mary. Parliament versus Charles I. Burr versus Hamilton. Hatfields versus McCoys. Stalin versus Trotsky. Amundsen versus Scott. Duchess of Windsor versus Queen Mother. Montgomery versus Patton. Johnson versus Kennedy. Hoover versus King. Notes. Bibliography. Index. |