Yeah, fair enough. Everything I know about that event comes from War and Peace and Wikipedia, so I won’t argue on any specific ground. Tolstoy’s bigger argument that there were lots of hidden, but crucial aspects, that determined the war, at the time, went against the traditional view of the time that it was all a function of Great Men. Or at least that’s the impression I have.
Yeah, fair enough. Everything I know about that event comes from War and Peace and Wikipedia, so I won’t argue on any specific ground. Tolstoy’s bigger argument that there were lots of hidden, but crucial aspects, that determined the war, at the time, went against the traditional view of the time that it was all a function of Great Men. Or at least that’s the impression I have.
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