Ebook {Epub PDF} Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

In this highly original book, a bestseller in Germany, Norman Ohler investigates the murky, chaotic world of drug use in the Third Reich. There have been other books on Dr Morell's cocktail of treatments for Hitler and Goering's reliance on drugs, but Ohler's book is the first to show how the entire Nazi regime was permeated with drugs - cocaine, heroin, morphine and methamphetamines, the last of these . The Nazis were all on drugs! So far, so sensationalist but German writer Norman Ohler's absorbing new non-fiction book, Blitzed, makes the convincing argument that the Nazis' use of chemical stimulants played a crucial role in the successes, and failures, of the . Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany, translated by Shaun Whiteside, is published by Allen Lane. To order a copy for £ (RRP £20) go to bltadwin.ru or call Free UK pp Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.

By Natalie Cincotta. A German novelist and screenwriter, Norman Ohler first happened upon the topic of drug use in the Third Reich through a Berlin-based DJ, who told him that drugs were widespread at the time. Intending to write a novel on the subject, Ohler went into the archives in search of historical detail for his book. Roosevelt House welcomes Norman Ohler, author of Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany, who will discuss his acclaimed book in conversation with Benjamin Hett, Prof. Yet, as Norman Ohler's gripping bestseller reveals, the entire Third Reich was permeated with drugs: cocaine, heroin, morphine and, most of all, methamphetamines, or crystal meth, used by everyone from factory workers to housewives, and crucial to troops' resilience - even partly explaining German victory in

Blitzed.: Norman Ohler. Penguin UK, Oct 6, - History - pages. 11 Reviews. The sensational international bestseller on the overwhelming role of drug-taking in the Third Reich. 'The most. Norman Ohler (born 4 February ) is a German New York Times bestselling author, novelist and screenwriter, best known for his book Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany, which has been published in over 30 languages. The Nazis were all on drugs! So far, so sensationalist but German writer Norman Ohler's absorbing new non-fiction book, Blitzed, makes the convincing argument that the Nazis' use of chemical stimulants played a crucial role in the successes, and failures, of the Third Reich (Esquire) An audacious, compelling read (Stern).