War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy - Russian Literature | Historical Fiction | Napoleonic Wars | Love and War | Tolstoy’s Exploration of Philosophical Themes | A Masterpiece on Cultural Significance | Literary Classics Paperback

Born in Russia in 1828, Leo Tolstoy grew up to become a novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright and philosopher.
A master of realistic fiction he had little interest in academics when he was young. in 1851 he enlisted himself in the Russian army and served in the Crimean War (1854-1856). He records his experience in Sevastopol Stories (1855). Tolstoy produced an autobiographical novel, Childhood (1852), followed by Boyhood (1854) and Youth (1857) which earned him literary acclaim.