Leo Tolstoy then spent much of his time in Moscow, Tula and Saint Petersburg, leading a lax and leisurely lifestyle. He began writing during this period, including his first novel "Childhood", a fictitious account of his own youth, which was published in 1852. In 1851, after running up heavy gambling debts, he went with his older brother to the Caucasus and joined the army. Tolstoy served as a young artillery officer during the Crimean War and was in Sevastopol during the 11-month-long siege of Sevastopol in 1854–55, including the Battle of the Chernaya. During the war he was recognised for his bravery
War and Pieces War and Pieces War and Pieces is a 1964 Warner Bros. "Looney Tunes" theatrical animated short. It was directed by Chuck Jones, and features Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. It was the last Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Chuck Jones until 1980's "Soup or Sonic". The title is a pun on the Leo Tolstoy novel "War and Peace". Wile E. Coyote (Caninus nervous rex) attempts to hurl a hand grenade at Road Runner (Burn-em upus asphaltus), but it rebounds off a saguaro, and explodes on the Coyote. He walks away, planning his next scheme. Wile E. is at