thoughts on: Blitzed : Drugs in Nazi Germany
So I've always been curious about this book. However, I know this was written by a journalist, and not a historian. I'm not suggesting this makes the book worthless by default. But I'm curious, are there historians on this shbreddit, who either, read the book, or know the book and are familiar with the discourse surrounding its claim.
I'm mainly interested in two things: how convincing is the argument? And should I read it myself. Secondly, if someone knows more academic research into the use of pharmaceuticals among the Nazi elite, or in general. I've heard about amphetamines being used in army campaigns, but have never seen more elaborate stuff about it.
So, drug use for Hitler primarily, Nazi elites in general, and the army maybe. Would somebody like to point me in the direction for some proper academic studies. And is Ohler his book a goor starting point, or to flashy best seller list kinda writing, for a history student to find it meaningful
Thanks in advance!
Regarding Hitler's drug use: "Hitler was a gibbering super junkie, whose veins collapsed after thousands of injections..." These are historian, Norman Ohler's ... and There is a thread on r/books about "High Hitler", a book about Hitler's drug use. Is this book considered to be accurate? written by u/commiespaceinvader (note that these two threads are very similar, but not identical)
Regarding Nazi drug use in general: Documentary claimed Nazi soldiers were hooked on methamphetamine's to make them feel invincible in the face of battle. How true was the level of use among soldiers, and who or what types of soldiers was the use more rampant if at all? written by u/commiespaceinvader
More can always be said, but this older answer might be of interest for you, from /u/commiespaceinvader.