Ohler, Norman
Blitzed
- ISBN 13:
- 9781328915344
- author:
- Ohler, Norman
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Mariner Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 20.32 x 13.21 x 2.29 centimetres
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Germany,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Blitzed Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler is a gripping history of drug use in Nazi Germany. The Nazi regime's ideology of physical, mental, and moral purity was starkly contrasted by the widespread use of cocaine, opiates, and methamphetamines. In fact, methamphetamines were so prevalent that troops were encouraged to take them, and in some cases, were ordered to do so. The high associated with these substances is believed to have contributed to the rapid invasion of France in 1940 and other German military victories. Hitler's dependence on injections of a cocktail of drugs, including Eukodal, a cousin of heroin, is also revealed in this book. Thoroughly researched and rivetingly readable, Blitzed sheds light on a history that has remained in the shadows until now. The book offers a fascinating and often dark look at the Third Reich's use of drugs.
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