The Forbidden Garden Of Leningrad: A True Story Science And Sacrifice In City Under Siege Simon Parkin Sceptre Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

From The Winner Of 2023 Wingate Literary Prize Comes A Fascinating And Moving Untold Story Leningrad Scientists Who Risked Everything For Future Humanity*An Economist Book Year*\ An Astonishing Brilliantly Told It Is As Gripping To Read\ Jonathan Dimbleby Author Endgame: 1944\ Richly Researched Meticulously Observed Account Little-Explored Corner 20Th-Century History\ Guardian\ Fantastically Well-Researched History Science Sacrifice Saturated In Drama\ Iin Summer 1941 German Troops Surrounded Russian City - Now St Petersburg Began Longest Blockade Recorded By Most Conservative Estimates Siege Would Claim Lives Three-Quarters Million People Died Starvation At Centre Embattled Stood Converted Palace That Housed Greatest Living Plant Library Ever Amassed World\ S First Seed Bank After Attempts Evacuate Collection Failed Supplies Dwindled Responsible Faced Terrible Decision: Should They Distribute Specimens Starving Population Or Preserve Them Hope Held Key Ending Global Famine?Drawing On Previously Unseen Sources Forbidden Garden Tells Remarkable Botanists Remained Institute During Darkest Days Risking Their Name \ Compelling Work Exhumation Full Any Language It\ Fitting Testimony Extraordinary Project Bravery Ordinary Individuals Kept Going\ Telegraph\ Beautifully-Written One Little-Known Episodes Second World War -- Scientific Feat Act Collective Self-Sacrifice Consequences Which Continue Be Felt Today\ Adam Higginbotham Challenger\ Original Important Courage Wartime\ Roland Philipps Spy Named Orphan Σελίδες: 384 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1029 Διαστάσεις: 15 2X15 2Cm