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Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
by Norman Ohler
Description: Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich details the widespread use of drugs in Nazi Germany, including Adolf Hitler's personal drug regimen and the impact of substance use on the military during World War II. The book investigates the role drugs played within the regime
ISBN: 1328663795
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bookofjoe · 2018-10-27 · Original thread
>Does the military still hand out amphetamines and/or modafinil, or is caffeine really the alertness/wakefulness drug of choice?

WW2 German Army ran on amphetamines, according to this book: https://www.amazon.com/Blitzed-Norman-Ohler/dp/1328915344/re.... Interview with the author: https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i12/Blitzed-author-explains-...