{"product_id":"invasion-prague-68","title":"Invasion Prague 68","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThames \u0026amp; Hudson 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback, 296p\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosef Koudelka’s landmark photographs of the Prague Spring and the resulting Soviet invasion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJosef Koudelka never planned to become a conflict reporter. That all changed on the night of 21 August, when Soviet tanks entered Prague, ending the short-lived political liberalization in Czechoslovakia. 'I wasn’t a reporter,' Koudelka recalls. 'I had never photographed anything that you would call ''news''. Suddenly, for the first time in my life, I was confronted with that kind of situation. I responded to it. I knew it was important to photograph, so I photographed.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor fear of repercussions, Koudelka originally published the images under the pseudonym 'PP' (Prague photographer). The intensity and significance of the images earned the still-anonymous photographer the Robert Capa Gold Medal Award. Sixteen years would pass before Koudelka could safely acknowledge authorship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow reissued in a hardback format, this bold new edition will bring these vital photographs back to the public eye, standing as a stark reminder of the importance of bearing witness to violence and brutality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Josef Koudelka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57608362393973,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/4583\/2067\/files\/invas.jpg?v=1790347827","url":"https:\/\/photobookstore.co.uk\/products\/invasion-prague-68","provider":"Photobookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}