The fantastic laboratory of Dr. Weigl : how two brave scientists battled typhus and sabotaged the Nazis
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Allen, Arthur, 1959-
Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
ISBN
9780393351040, 0393351041, 039308101X, 9780393081015, 0393244016, 9780393244014
Physical Desc
x, 384 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
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Anti-Nazi movement -- Poland.
Biographies.
Fleck, Ludwik, -- 1896-1961.
Scientists -- Poland -- Biography.
Typhus fever -- Poland -- History.
Weigl, Rudolf, -- 1883-1957.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Poland.

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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780393351040, 0393351041, 039308101X, 9780393081015, 0393244016, 9780393244014

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The story of Jewish prisoner-scientists in Buchenwald who made a vaccine against typhus. Their untold secret: they provided the real vaccine to camp inmates but a fake one to German troops at the eastern front.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Allen, A. (2015). The fantastic laboratory of Dr. Weigl: how two brave scientists battled typhus and sabotaged the Nazis . W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Allen, Arthur, 1959-. 2015. The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl: How Two Brave Scientists Battled Typhus and Sabotaged the Nazis. W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Allen, Arthur, 1959-. The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl: How Two Brave Scientists Battled Typhus and Sabotaged the Nazis W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Allen, Arthur. The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl: How Two Brave Scientists Battled Typhus and Sabotaged the Nazis W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.

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