Václav Kaplický (28 August 1895, Sezimovo Ústí – 4 October 1982, Prague) was a Czech writer, journalist and epic poet. He is best known as an author of historical fiction. Kaplický studied at Gymnasium in Tábor, finishing in 1914. In 1915 he was sent to the front in Galicia, where he was captured and became a prisoner of war the following year. Later he joined the Czechoslovak Legion. For his political opinions he was imprisoned by the legion and labeled a traitor. After returning to Czechoslovakia in 1921, he worked in civil service. From 1922 to 1950, Kaplický worked in several publishing ho
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