by Norman Ohler
First published 2016
As the Third Reich wages war, a dark secret emerges: the entire nation is hooked on drugs. From factory workers to Hitler himself, the German people are turning to cocaine, heroin, and especially crystal meth to fuel their war machine. Tracing the Nazis' promiscuous drug use, Ohler exposes how stimulants shaped the course of WWII, from the Blitzkrieg's unexpected success to the regime's final, drug-addled collapse. This revelatory history upends our understanding of the Third Reich.
Genres: history, addiction, 20th-century, world-war-ii, non-fiction, military-history
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical
Setting: Germany
Period: 20th century, 1933-1945
360 pages · Hardcover · Allen Lane
Content warnings: drug-use