Publisher's Synopsis
A new one-volume edition of Tolstoy's classic historical chronicle of Russia's struggle with Napoleon. The novel is an affirmation of life itself, focusing on the lives of individuals and the physical reality of human experience and its bewildering complexity. It is a historical vision ranging beyond national frontiers.;This translation was approved by Tolstoy. This edition also includes Tolstoy's essay "Some Words About 'War and Peace'"
