The word ‘war’ and the word ‘peace’ are not the most important words of the title; ‘and’ is. Everything within is and

Prince Andrey is very much a modern character in fiction, especially in regards to his feeling about war. Andrey is cynical, tired, and let-down by what he thought war would be like. 100 years later (from Borodino) WW1 would have an even greater impact on men and art. Each war drove men even madder