Norman Ohler

Norman Ohler, Blitzed – Drugs in the Third Reich

Episode 132 focuses on the research behind Blitzed and on how stimulants and other drugs affected individuals and institutions within Nazi Germany.

Topics discussed: Methamphetamine in Nazi Germany · Drug use in the Third Reich · Adolf Hitler · Wartime decision-making · Historical research

Notable ideas: Ohler uses medical and archival material to add drug use to the history of the Nazi state. The discussion asks how chemical dependence can influence behavior without reducing a complex war to a single cause.