Blitzed

by Norman Ohler

ISBN: 9780141983165 Publisher: Penguin Press Year: 2017 Format: Paperback

Pages: 368

Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 21mm | 277g

Condition: Very Good

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In a very good condition. Some creasing to the spine. All pages are clean and intact. See photos for mroe details.

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About this book:

The Nazis presented themselves as warriors against moral degeneracy. 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 1940.

The promiscuous use of drugs at the very highest levels also impaired and confused decision-making, with Hitler and his entourage taking refuge in potentially lethal cocktails of stimulants administered by the physician Dr Morell as the war turned against Germany. While drugs cannot on their own explain the events of the Second World War or its outcome, Ohler shows, they change our understanding of it. Blitzed forms a crucial missing piece of the story.

Categories: Historical Non Fiction, Non Fiction

Tags: History, Male Author, Politics, Orange Spine, Science (Non Fiction), World War Two (Non Fiction), Germany, Drugs, Norman Ohler

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