Simon Parkin

The Forbidden Garden

By Simon Parkin

The Forbidden Garden uncovers the tragic, inspiring story of Russian botanists who sacrificed everything to preserve a quarter million seeds during World War II.

The Forbidden Garden uncovers the tragic, inspiring story of Russian botanists who sacrificed everything to preserve a quarter million seeds during World War II.

The Island of Extraordinary Captives

By Simon Parkin

Simon Parkin brings the shameful history of British internment camps during World War II to life in The Island of Extraordinary Captives.

Simon Parkin brings the shameful history of British internment camps during World War II to life in The Island of Extraordinary Captives.

A Game of Birds and Wolves

By Simon Parkin

A captain and his team of eight officers from the Women’s Royal Naval Service devised a game that arguably changed the course of World War II.

A captain and his team of eight officers from the Women’s Royal Naval Service devised a game that arguably changed the course of World War II.

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