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An Animal on the Battlefield of First World War: Horses and Transport Animals
Hunčovská, Barbora ; Šedivý, Ivan (advisor) ; Kopeček, Michal (referee)
The aim of this thesis is in part to fill the gap that exists in the Czech historiography regarding the use of horses and other transport animals in the First World War. It follows the experience of draught, pack and mounted animals in this war, from its very beginnings to the end, and tries to answer these questions: how were these animals used, what did they have to go through and encounter on the battlefield and what care they were provided. This thesis combines the use of historical sources of both administrative and personal nature with the knowledge and observations gained from the field of horse ethology. It also addresses in detail the relationship between fighting men and their horses and tries to paint the picture of the role of war horses in the representation and memory of the First World War.
The disaster of Netolice. Influence of battle at Záblatí on everyday life in the domain
ČÍŽEK, Josef
Submitted work aims to capture the changes in lives of ordinary people in the Netolice domain over the years 1618-1620. Using personal correspondence and sources of registration nature it is documented how the war conflicts influenced the population of South Bohemia during the early phase of the Thirty Years War. The aim of the study is the reconstruction of war events in the period from the beginning of the Estates Uprising till the battle at Záblatí. Attention is also paid to changes in the everyday life of villagers living in the South Bohemian battlefield. Those occurred primarily through changes in rustic farms and town households. The everydayness of inhabitants transformed also through social, economic and property changes. Changes are documented by way of comparing the pre-war situation with the post-war environment in which the then man tried to live and survive. The entire work is summarized in the conclusion, which recapitulates discovered findings and provides additional options for further research.

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