War and Peace Side Read, Week 16, September 14 - September 20 : Book 4/Parts 3 & 4

Community Book Clubs War And Peace Side Read
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Penguin edition - Briggs translation - Black cover w/ chandelier:
Volume IV, Part III (chapters 1-19) & Part IV (chapters 1-20)

Signet edition - Dunnigan translation - tan cover w/ flag:
Book 4, Part Three (chapters 1-19) & Part Four (chapters 1-20)

Modern Library - Garnett translation - Olive cover w/ gold stripe:
Part Thirteen (chapters 1-19) and Part Fourteen (chapters 1-19)

Amazon edition - Maude translation - light blue cover:
Book Thirteen (1812) and Book Fourteen (1812)

In all cases, this concludes the book. Nothing left but the two Epilogues.

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The finish line is in sight!

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History tells the tale—I can’t help but think of Ukraine as I read this passage:

Vol IV, Pt III, Chap 2

Men with the greatest desire to fight always steal the advantage when it comes to fighting. Morale is the factor which, when multiplied by mass, gives you the strength of the force. The intellectual problem is to define and express the significance of this unknown factor, morale…Most of all in wars where nationality is at stake.

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