part two

our hero warren finds himself near the battle front somewhere in Germany where his commanding officer wants to review the troops. though initially dirty and tired the troops are told to put on clean hats and smile to show how tough they are(bizarre really).It is here that a friend of warren's gets his first taste of combat and decides that he is in fact a complete coward.Warren is sent the German capital Vienna to report to the Kaiser that the Russian army has given bony what for but is received somewhat bluntly, as well as being hell, war is, inconvenient,if, your allies do slightly less badly as you do. the powers that be decide to send a small (several thousand) detachment of soldiers to hold back the french while the rest of the Russian army run like scared children from a blood drenched wolf with a chainsaw. Like a true hero (though not really knowing why) warren asks to be sent along knowing that the odds point to certain death.
Luckily enough certain death misses Mr Peace but catches many other men cannons and horses, the old maxim that war is hell is as true then as it is today, only more confusing.The Russians through some fault of there own escape certain death and live to run away another day

war and peace for those to lazy to read it (part one)

The book starts with a bit of too-ing and fro-ing. Our hero Warren a bachelor(and a wag with a few drinks in him), attends a party or two in russia with the clever set. A few people whinge about stuff, Warren cares not. Then Warren's dad dies and he inherits the lot. A short time later Warren joins the russian army and ,leaving his young pregnant wife with his father and sister leaves for the war.
Part two will follow (our hero is in germany with the germans, preparing to gove Bony what for).