The Reform of Czechoslovakian Military Thinking and the Year 1968 Cover Image

Reforma československého vojenského myšlení a rok 1968
The Reform of Czechoslovakian Military Thinking and the Year 1968

Author(s): Stanislav Polnar, Bronislav Prokop
Subject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Military policy
Published by: Univerzita obrany - Centrum bezpečnostních a vojenskostrategických studií
Keywords: Czechoslovakian Army; Doctrine; Democratization; Armed Forces; Reform; Strategy;

Summary/Abstract: This paper is devoted to the role of a periodical Vojenská mysl in the reform of Czechoslovak „1968“. There were various contributions on its pages, which criticized the lack of the Czechoslovak military doctrine. The corn of criticism was also aimed at non-systemic arrangements based on Soviet pressures in the area of diplomacy and military policy. Vojenská mysl reflected carefully the general process of democratization, which influenced the daily life in the Czechoslovakian army. The democratization required involvement of scientific base in military affaires, a long with better use of personnel capacity in the military.

  • Issue Year: 29/2020
  • Issue No: MC
  • Page Range: 86-102
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Czech