"The Great Secret: The Classified World War II Disaster that Launched the War on Cancer" with Jennet Conant and Ed Lengel, PhD

Join us for a special evening program as Jennet Conant, the author of five books on World War II, shares her latest, which is the gripping story of a chemical weapons catastrophe, the cover-up, and how one American Army doctor’s discovery led to the development of the first drug to combat cancer, known today as chemotherapy.

September 17, 2020, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
+ Add to calendar 2020-09-17 6:00:00 PM 2020-09-17 7:00:00 PM America/Mexico_City 945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 "The Great Secret: The Classified World War II Disaster that Launched the War on Cancer" with Jennet Conant and Ed Lengel, PhD Join us for a special evening program as Jennet Conant, the author of five books on World War II, shares her latest, which is the gripping story of a chemical weapons catastrophe, the cover-up, and how one American Army doctor’s discovery led to the development of the first drug to combat cancer, known today as chemotherapy.
Location: 945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Join us for a special evening program as Jennet Conant, the author of five books on World War II, shares her latest, which is the gripping story of a chemical weapons catastrophe, the cover-up, and how one American Army doctor’s discovery led to the development of the first drug to combat cancer, known today as chemotherapy.

Hear the well-researched story of the fateful Luftwaffe bombing raid on Allied ships in the Italian port of Bari, the investigation that followed and how horrific tragedy gave birth to medical triumph.

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