BSSb1109 History of military

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Drmola, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marek Dvořáček (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Karin Kőváry Sólymos (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! BSS102 Hist. of milit. && !NOW( BSS102 Hist. of milit. )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused on development of wars and military sphere from ancient times to current era. It is divided according to important historical periods and events.
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to describe military history and to analyze military operations from antiquity up to now, including connection between development of technologies and the way of waging wars.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction 2.Military sphere in ancient Greece 3.Military sphere in ancient Roma 4. Military sphere in early middle ages 5. Military sphere in feudal Europe 6. Military sphere in Europe in early modern period 7. Military sphere from Napoleonic wars to 1914 8. Military sphere in WWI 9. Military sphere in interwar period 10. Military sphere in WW2 11. Military sphere in Cold war 12. Military sphere after cold war and during war on terror 13. Summary of the course
Literature
    required literature
  • LIDDELL HART, Basil Henry. Historie první světové války. Vyd. 1. Brno: Jota, 2001. 503 s. ISBN 807217164X.
  • HART, B. H. Liddell. Dějiny druhé světové války. Translated by Jitka Sládková. Vyd. 1. Brno: Jota, 2000. 776 s. ISBN 8072171178.
  • KEEGAN, John. Historie válečnictví. Translated by Leonid Křížek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Beta-Dobrovský, 2004. 364 s. ISBN 8072910981.
    recommended literature
  • FEATHERSTONE, Donald F. Válečníci a války ve starověku a ve středověku. Translated by Hubert Procházka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Beta-Dobrovský, 2001. 268 s. ISBN 8072910337.
  • TOFFLER, Alvin a Heidi TOFFLER. Válka a antiválka : jak porozumět dnešnímu globálnímu chaosu. Translated by Bohuslav Blažek - Jan Miřejovský. 1. vyd. Praha: Dokořán a Argo, 2002. 303 s. ISBN 8072034456.
Teaching methods
Lectures, reading, written homeworks.
Assessment methods
The course is taught as a lecture.
Exam has four parts: two in term written tests (max. 18 points), final written test (max. 36 points) and homework (max. 6 points). Students must submit a review of a specialized text in order to complete the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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