Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler (English) Paperback Book

Description: Blitzed by Norman Ohler A fast-paced, highly original history that uncovers the full extent of drug use in Nazi Germany--from Hitlers all-consuming reliance on a slew of substances, to the drugs that permeated the regime and played an integral role in Germanys military performance and ultimate downfall in World War II FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A New York Times bestseller, Norman Ohlers Blitzed is a "fascinating, engrossing, often dark history of drug use in the Third Reich" (Washington Post). The Nazi regime preached an ideology of physical, mental, and moral purity. Yet as Norman Ohler reveals in this gripping history, the Third Reich was saturated with drugs: cocaine, opiates, and, most of all, methamphetamines, which were consumed by everyone from factory workers to housewives to German soldiers. In fact, troops were encouraged, and in some cases ordered, to take rations of a form of crystal meth--the elevated energy and feelings of invincibility associated with the high even help to account for the breakneck invasion that sealed the fall of France in 1940, as well as other German military victories. Hitler himself became increasingly dependent on injections of a cocktail of drugs--ultimately including Eukodal, a cousin of heroin--administered by his personal doctor. Thoroughly researched and rivetingly readable, Blitzed throws light on a history that, until now, has remained in the shadows. "Delightfully nuts."--The New Yorker Author Biography NORMAN OHLER is an award-winning German novelist, screenwriter, and journalist. He spent five years researching Blitzed in numerous archives in Germany and the United States, and spoke to eyewitnesses, military historians, and doctors. Review National Bestseller New York Times Book Review Editors Choice "The strengths of Ohlers account lie not only in the rich array of rare documents he mines and the archival images he reproduces to accompany the text, but also in his character studies... Ohler effectively captures Hitlers pathetic dependence on his doctor and the bizarre intimacy of their bond...Blitzed makes for provocative reading." --The New York Times Book Review "A revelatory work that considers Hitlers career in a new light. Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich is that rare sort of book whose remarkable insight focuses on a subject thats been overlooked, even disregarded by historians." --The San Francisco Chronicle "Blitzed is a fascinating read that provides a new facet to our understanding of the Third Reich."--Buzzfeed "Its as breezy and darkly humorous as its title. But dont be fooled by the gallows humor of chapter names like Sieg High and High Hitler This is a serious and original work of scholarship that dropped jaws around Europe when it was published there last year." --Mashable "A juicier story would be hard to find." --The Week "Delightfully nuts, in a Gravitys Rainbow kind of way."--The New Yorker "Transforming meticulous research into compelling prose, Ohler delves into the little-known history of drug use in Nazi Germany."--Entertainment Weekly "[A] fascinating, engrossing, often dark history of drug use in the Third Reich."--The Washington Post "This heavily researched nonfiction book by a German journalist reports that the drug was widely taken by soldiers, all the way up the ranks to Hitler himself, who received injections of a drug cocktail that also included an opioid."--Newsday "The book achieves something nearly impossible: It makes readers look at this well-trodden period in a new way and does it in a readable, inviting format. It also doesnt preclude future scholarship by professional historians to elaborate on the role of drugs in Nazi Germany." --Newsweek "This is Ohlers first nonfiction book (hes written three novels) and the first popular book of its kind, filling a gap between specialist academic literature and sensationalist TV documentaries... The book is an impressive work of scholarship, with more than two dozen pages of footnotes and the blessing of esteemed World War Two historians... Ohler offers a compelling explanation for Hitlers erratic behavior in the final years of the war, and how the biomedical landscape of the time affected the way history unfolded... Ohlers book makes a powerful case for the centrality of drugs to the Nazi war effort." --The New Republic "Explosive ... Ohler describes the chemical ignition of the first assault on the Western front with a novelists flair." -- Rolling Stone "I had thought nothing could make [Nazis] more horrifying, but that was before I encountered Blitzed. Now I know the only thing more terrifying than the Nazis are the Nazis on meth ... Blitzed is not your typical history book ... Its amazing that biographers havent focused on the drug angle this rigorously." Review Quote "Ohlers astonishing account of methamphetamine addiction in the Third Reich changes what we know about the Second World War . . . Blitzed looks set to reframe the way certain aspects of the Third Reich will be viewed in the future." -- Guardian " Blitzed tells the remarkable story of how Nazi Germany slid towards junkie-state status. It is an energetic . . . account of an accelerating, modernizing society, an ambitious pharmaceuticals industry, a military machine that was looking for ways to create an unbeatable soldier, and a dictator who couldnt function without fixes from his quack . . . It has an uncanny ability to disturb." -- Times (UK) "A huge contribution . . . Remarkable." -- Antony Beevor, Today, BBC Radio 4 "The picture [Ohler] paints is both a powerful and an extreme one . . . Gripping reading." -- Times Literary Supplement "A fascinating, most extraordinary revelation." -- BBC World News " Blitzed tells a deliriously druggy tale of the Third Reich." -- Paris Review "Absorbing . . . 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 (Germany) "Bursting with interesting facts." -- Vice "Very good and extremely interesting--a serious piece of scholarship very well researched . . . There have, of course, been other books that already argued that Hitler was effectively a drug addict at the hands of Dr Morells pills and injections of amphetamines and other drugs. But Ohler takes the argument, to my mind, further and more convincingly." -- Ian Kershaw, author of To Hell and Back and The End "An intense chronicle of systematic drug abuse in Nazi Germany . . . Written with dramatic flair, this book adds significantly to our understanding of the Third Reich." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "[Ohlers account] makes us look at this densely studied period rather differently." -- New York Review of Books "[Ohler] brings storytelling vigor to an unexplored corner of Hitlerology . . . Mordant and casual even in translation, its easy to mainline (with a pinch of salt mixed in)." -- Vulture "Ohler offers a compelling explanation for Hitlers erratic behavior in the final years of the war, and how the biomedical landscape of the time affected the way history unfolded." -- Jewish Book Council "A fast, compelling read." -- Nylon "A compelling piece of serious scholarship that offers a comprehensive view of drugs in Nazi Germany that professional historians seem to have missed." -- Under the Radar (Military.com) "In Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich, Norman Ohler accomplished a feat that many historians desire, but never quite achieve . . . The author manages to cover new ground and shed a bright light on a previously dark corner of twentieth-century history." -- The Fix Details ISBN1328915344 Author Norman Ohler Short Title BLITZED Pages 304 Language English Translator Shaun Whiteside ISBN-10 1328915344 ISBN-13 9781328915344 Format Paperback Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-03-06 Subtitle Drugs in the Third Reich Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2018-03-06 NZ Release Date 2018-03-06 US Release Date 2018-03-06 UK Release Date 2018-03-06 Imprint Mariner Books Publisher Houghton Mifflin DEWEY 362.29950943 Audience General Imprint US Mariner Books Publisher US HarperCollins Illustrations Illustrations, black and white We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124939344;

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