Jan Žižka - Život a doba husitského válečníka – Čornej Petr (2019)

Žižka's new biography is published on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the outbreak of the Hussite Revolution and corrects the balance of Czech historiography, which has not produced a substantial scientific work on this exciting topic since František Šmahel's Hussite tetralogy a quarter of a century ago. The reader is presented with the second most extensive work on Žižka, building on the nearly ninety-year-old monumental work of Josef Pekař, whose findings are supplemented, corrected, and surpassed using the latest research insights. The great biography of Žižka by a respected expert on the Hussite era presents the undefeated commander in an unconventional light. The story of the most famous Czech military leader unfolds against a colorful historical panorama that helps to understand Žižka's inner world and the motivation behind his actions. The Hussite warrior emerges in the pages of the book as a field commander whose phenomenal successes stem not only from his brilliant strategic thinking and unique ability to choose surprising solutions but also from the dedication of his fighters and the undeniable charisma that even his enemies cannot deny. He perceives himself as a deeply faithful warrior, fulfilling God's will always and everywhere. Even during his lifetime, he becomes an icon...