An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

War and Peace

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Referenced in 4 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

April 27, 2025

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Mentioned alongside Anna Karenina as a comparison to The Tale of Genji, with Tolstoy being 'the other great comparison'

November 27, 2023

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Mentioned as a book Kennedy took with him and read while serving in the South Pacific

August 19, 2021

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Referenced when discussing the timeline of the Tilsit meeting: 'Today we always read it as War and Peace, but it's actually three volumes before Tilsit as well'

January 11, 2021

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Described as probably the most famous historical novel, noted for being about history itself and how history works