In Great Feuds in History, bestselling author Colin Evans puts us in the middle of ten of history’s most significant struggles–high-stakes personal conflicts that had a lasting impact on the societies around them and on the generations that followed. Edgar Hoover against martin Luther King Jr., these ruthless, single-minded, and sometimes murderous personal battles have inflamed nations, destroyed lives, and altered the course of history. From the backwoods sniping of the Hatfields versus the McCoys to the backhanded tactics of J. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Įver since Cain and Abel, feuds between the mighty and the famous have exercised a powerful hold on the public imagination. Edgar Hoover versus Martin Luther King Jr. * Bernard Law Montgomery versus George Patton * The Duchess of Windsor versus the Queen Mother * English parliament versus King Charles I * Queen Elizabeth I versus Mary, Queen of Scots Spanning five hundred years of political rivalry, spiritual conflict, and ancestral discord, here are ten fascinating true tales of ambition, greed, jealousy, passion, and fear that are as gripping and meaningful today as they were in their own turbulent times.

In Great Feuds in History, Colin Evans puts us in the middle of ten of history's most significant struggles-high-stakes personal conflicts that had a lasting impact on the societies around them and on generations that followed. 'Evans captures all the drama and controversy in these streamlined accounts brimming with invigorated, well-paced prose.' 'Everyone loves a good fight, especially on the world stage, and Evans calls these contests with skill and flair.'

Great Feuds in History by Colin Evans