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After his involvement in the Siege of Sevastopol (1854-55), Leo Tolstoy decided to write this collection of three fictional sketches about the experience. Sevastopol in December" takes the reader on a tour of the city, including a makeshift hospital with wounded soldiers. Sevastopol in May" and Sevastopol in August" continue the narrative, analyzing what war is futile, he concludes.
This book is included in Project Gutenberg.