An award-winning documentary. When Jan Hus was burned at the stake in 1415, his Bohemian countrymen were not ready to accept defeat. A military genius, Jan Zizka, emerged to lead them. He took a handful of peasants, outfitted them with farm implements, and defeated more than 100,000 of the finest knights in the world. He revived military techniques not used since the Romans and developed a forerunner of the modern tank. Yet for most of this period, he was completely blind.

Duration: 50mins