WDF Collab: Norman Ohler - Blitzed

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Zack Twamley

Phd, International Relations, Korean War, European History, 17th Century, 18th Century, Politics, 20th Century, Thirty Years' War, History, 19th Century, War, First World War

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2017

⏱️ 48 minutes

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What an incredible treat we have for you today! Norman Ohler, internationally bestselling author responsible for one of the most significant new perspectives on the Third Reich and Adolf Hitler joins us on the podcast for a very special collaboration. Ohler's ideas have been plucked straight from the previously underrated notes of Dr Theodor Morell, Hitler's personal physician, so you know they hold water, as Morell saw Hitler more than anyone else in the last portion of his life. A window into the insane world of Nazi Germany is what Ohler's book provides, as the use and abuse of a whole range of drugs sheds stunning new light on what we think we know about Hitler, the Nazis and their greatest military triumphs. We talk about: the state of drug use in both the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich before the outbreak of WW2, where the happy pill Pervitin came into all this, how careful Ohler had to be in expressing his views, the controversies and critics, the much-appreciated praise, the research process, incredible facts about the archives and how untouched they remain to this day, the hypocrisy and myths surrounding the Nazis and their willing abuse of drugs, the way in which Hitler came to depend upon the cocktail of drugs which Morell fed to him and what we can take from such incredible revelations. Norman Ohler took time out of his very busy schedule to talk to little old me about his book and I really appreciate it. You can show some love to Ohler and his efforts by visiting his site, and of course buying his book - I can tell you now you won't regret it!https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blitzed-Drugs-Germany-Norman-Ohler/dp/0141983167/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509123010&sr=8-1&keywords=norman+ohler+blitzedRemember that we wrote a blog post for this episode, so if you want some further analysis or to put faces to some of the names mentioned here, be sure to visit that post in our Vassal State blog, head to www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstateAs always, remember that WDF is supported by history friends just like YOU! So make sure you tell those that may be interested about this interesting conversation, remember to visit the website www.wdfpodcast.com and consider becoming a patron if you want EVEN MORE from your WDF experience! www.patreon.com/WhenDiplomacyFailsThanksssssssss! Get bonus content on Patreon

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome history friends patrons all to November's collaboration episode. As always,
0:16.7	my name is Zach Twomley and as always you are listening to When Diplomacy Fails.
0:20.9	Now you might be wondering, looking at the title of this collaboration episode,
0:24.3	you might be thinking to yourself, I don't recognise Norman Oler's name, he's not a podcaster,
0:29.0	what even is blitzed?
0:30.7	Well, history, friend, I can tell you right now you're in for a treat,
0:33.8	because Norman Oler, if you weren't aware, if you haven't been keeping up with the
0:38.2	developing literature on drugs in Germany and drugs in Hitler's inner circle, etc.
0:43.8	Norman Oler is the author of a book called Blitzed.
0:47.8	And Blitz looked at the subject of drugs in Germany before the Second World War and also during it and also the drugs
0:56.7	that Adolf Hitler and his inner circle were known to be taking. It's a very, very interesting
1:02.4	book. It sheds incredible new light on a whole range of different topics. And Norman Oler was
1:07.9	kind enough and generous enough with his time to talk to me.
1:12.1	This best-selling author with its own Wikipedia page and a very high public profile at the moment,
1:17.9	Norman Oler was generous enough to take some time to talk to me about his book.
1:22.3	He takes us through the subjects that Blitz addresses,
1:25.8	and he becomes our guide, really, for the state of drug use
1:29.1	in Germany during the Weimar Republic and during the outbreak of the Second World War.
1:34.8	He brings us through what Hitler was doing, why he was taking these drugs, the extent to which
1:40.8	morale had access to Hitler, and really the kind of underrated fact that in, at least
1:46.7	from 1941 onwards, Hitler saw Teodor Morel more than any other person, which even in
1:53.6	itself really does suggest that we should really pay more attention to Teodor Morell, and
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