Plays from Shakespeare like Henry V, war movies like Band of Brothers, and fantasies like Lord of the Rings are told not only in books, but by the story tellers of our day - the movies.
War is hell ...
Yet, in the history books, not many words are spent on the great periods of peace. Peace and tranquility seem to be boring - at least in literature. That gives credence to the saying - no news is good news. (So said Ludeovic Halevy.)
But wars are the things that great stories are made of. The epic battles are retold in many forms - songs, ballads, plays, poems, stories, novels, movies ... They are rich with heroes, villains, victims, oppressors, political leaders, military generals. The plots are replete with conflicts on many levels, suffering, passion, cowardliness, valor, victories, defeats, tragedy, triumph.
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