This four-part 1960s adaptation surpassed all expectations and became one of the most influential war films ever made.

War and Peace: On the Principle and Constitution of the Right of Peoples, by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, edited by Alex Prichard and translated by Paul Sharkey, AK Press, 625 pages, $30 While Pierre ...

War and Peace isn’t hard to follow, nor are the characters difficult to keep track of. The answer is to make time to read this most important of novels. In my case I committed myself to 20 pages ...

For readers, it’s no reach to say that Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is the Mt. Everest, Boston Marathon, or Iron Man of reading. Coming in at 1358 pages comprised of tiny letters, just looking ...

Napoleon, Emperor of France, in his study, circa 1807. ... The length of War and Peace is partly explained by the length of time Tolstoy spent planning, writing and polishing it.

More than 100 objects connected to the French emperor just sold at auction. The collection sheds light on the man and the ...

Once Napoleon hears of this, he abandons his post at war and goes home to France to confront his wife. Napoleon is ready to give up everything for his wife—he will be facing potential desertion ...