War and Peace, E.G. is a classic novel written by Russian author Leo Tolstoy in 1869. It is an EPIC novel that tells the story of five aristocratic families during the Napoleonic Wars. The novel is considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written and is often referred to as a 'TOME' due to its length. It is also a noun, which is a word used to refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. EPIC is another noun that can be used to describe War and Peace, E.G., as it is an EPIC novel.