How A Blind Man Defeated 100,000 Knights: The Story of Jan Žižka

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Picture this. A heavy cavalry charge is thundering toward you. 2,000 lb of horse and armored knight moving at 30 mph. The ground shakes. You are a peasant holding a wooden stick with a crude iron tube lashed to the end. You don't run. You wait. You light a fuse. And then a high-pitched scream tears the air. Scree. A lead ball punches through the kn... Read More