Preface to the English-Language Edition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the English-Language Edition ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter One. Two Comebacks 12
6. Chapter Two. The Place of Great Men 66
7. Chapter Three. The Best among Us? 123
8. Chapter Four. The Pen and the Sword 180
9. Chapter Five. The Heroes’ Sepulcher 265
10. Notes 309
11. Works Cited 359
12. Index 377