CHAPTER XXXVIII The terrible spectacle of the battlefield covered with dead and wounded, together with the heaviness of his head and the news that some twenty generals he knew personally had been killed or wounded, and the consciousness of the impotence of his once mighty arm, produced an unex...
CHAPTER VIII Again Pierre was overtaken by the depression he so dreaded. For three days after the delivery of his speech at the lodge he lay on a sofa at home receiving no one and going nowhere. It was just then that he received a letter from his wife, who implored him to see her,...
he crafts a view of humanity that is both epic and intimate and that continues to define fiction at its most resplendent. * Includes an introduction, note on the translation, cast of characters, maps, notes on the major battles depicted, and chapter summaries The best translation so far of ...
onethatmakesitclearwhyThomasMannpraisedTolstoyforhisHomericpowersandplacedWarandPeaceinthesamecategoryastheIliad:"Toreadhim…istofindone'swayhome…toeverythingwithinusthatisfundamentalandsane."Epicinscale,WarandPeacedelineatesingraphicdetaileventsleadinguptoNapoleon'sinvasionofRussia,andtheimpactoftheNapoleonic...
Chapter Two War and Peace How War and Peace (and Inflation) Impact the Market Without a doubt, the single most important enduring influence on the stock market is war. For … - Selection from The Little Book of Stock Market Cycles: How to Take Advantage
peacewarSummary This chapter contains section titled: Notes ReferencesKurt A. RaaflaubBlackwell Publishing LtdRosenstein, N. (2007) 'War and Peace, Fear and Reconciliation at Rome', in K.A. Raaflaub (ed.), War and Peace in the Ancient World (Oxford): 226-244....
It would seem that having rejected the belief of the ancients in man’s subjection to the Deity and in a predetermined aim toward which nations are led, modern history should study not the manifestations of power but the causes that produce it. But modern history has not done this. Having ...
Only the expression of the will of the Deity, not dependent on time, can relate to a whole series of events occurring over a period of years or centuries, and only the Deity, independent of everything, can by His sole will determine the direction of humanity’s movement; but man acts ...
Summary This chapter contains section titled: Preliminaries Betanzos on Inca Warfare Sarmiento on Inca Warfare War, or Peace, at any Price Notes Documents and Publications ReferencesKurt A. RaaflaubBlackwell Publishing LtdWar and Peace in the Inca Heartland. In War and Peace in the Ancient World....
chapter 3. Decisions for War and Peace : Racing the Enemy Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of JapanHASEGAWA, Tsuyoshi