THE NIGHT PRAGUE WAS TAKEN WITHOUT A WAR

No declaration of war. Just planes. August 1968. The invasion began

here, at the airport. The control tower was seized first. Paratroopers took Prague

before the city even woke up. At dawn, two hundred thousand troops rolled into

the streets. No armed resistance. Only the sound of voices against steel.

The face of the occupation was young, cold, and brutal.

Locals rewrote the city, tearing down signs to confuse the invaders.

Over one hundred died. But the resistance was broadcast, not fought.

Prague Spring was crushed in one night. Without a single battle.