Norman Ohler

'The most brilliant and fascinating book I have read in my entire life' Dan Snow 'A huge contribution... remarkable' Antony Beevor, BBC RADIO 4 'Extremely interesting ... a serious piece of scholarship, very well researched' Ian Kershaw The sensational German bestseller on the overwhelming role of drug-taking in the Third Reich, from Hitler to housewives. The Nazis presented themselves as warriors against moral degeneracy. Yet, as Norman Ohler's gripping bestseller reveals, the entire Third Reich was permeated with drugs: cocaine, heroin, morphine and, most of all, methamphetamines, or crystal meth, used by everyone from factory workers to housewives, and crucial to troops' resilience - even partly explaining German victory in 1940. The promiscuous use of drugs at the very highest levels also impaired and confused decision-making, with Hitler and his entourage taking refuge in potentially lethal cocktails of stimulants administered by the physician Dr Morell as the war turned against Germany. While drugs cannot on their own explain the events of the Second World War or its outcome, Ohler shows, they change our understanding of it. Blitzed forms a crucial missing piece of the story.

Drugs in Nazi Germany

Blitzed

Bir Ask ve Direnis Hikayesi

Harro ile Libertas

Drogen im Dritten Reich

Der totale Rausch

From the New York Times best-selling author of Blitzed, the incredible true story of two idealistic young lovers who led the anti-Nazi resistance in the darkening heart of Berlin.

The Lovers Who Led Germany's Resistance Against the Nazis

The Bohemians

"A story of love, incredible bravery and self-sacrifice . . . brilliantly told."--Antony Beevor, New York Times best-selling author of The Fall of Berlin 1945, The Second World War, and D-Day "A taut, absorbing tale of anti-Nazi resistance."--Kirkus Reviews Harro Schulze-Boysen already had shed blood in the fight against Nazism by the time he and Libertas Haas-Heye began their whirlwind romance. She joined the cause, and soon the two lovers were leading a network of anti-fascist fighters that stretched across Berlin's bohemian underworld. But nothing could prepare Harro and Libertas for the betrayals they would suffer in this war of secrets--a struggle in which friend could be indistinguishable from foe. Drawing on unpublished diaries, letters, and Gestapo files, Norman Ohler spins an unforgettable tale of love, heroism, and sacrifice in The Bohemians.

Hitler e as drogas no Terceiro Reich

Delírio total

Harro und Libertas

las drogas en el III Reich

High Hitler

een verhaal van spionage en verzet in Hitlers Berlijn

Harro & Libertas

'An astonishing story... brilliantly told' Antony Beevor Summertime, 1935. On a lake near Berlin, a young man is out sailing when he glimpses a woman reclining in the prow of a passing boat. Their eyes meet - and one of history's greatest conspiracies is born. Harro Schulze-Boysen had already shed blood in the fight against Nazism by the time he and Libertas Haas-Heye began their whirlwind romance. She joined the cause, and soon the two lovers were leading a network of antifascists that stretched across Berlin's bohemian underworld. Harro himself infiltrated German intelligence and began funnelling Nazi battle plans to the Allies, including the details of Hitler's surprise attack on the Soviet Union. But nothing could prepare Harro and Libertas for the betrayals they would suffer in this war of secrets - a struggle in which friend could be indistinguishable from foe. Drawing on unpublished diaries, letters and Gestapo files, Norman Ohler spins an unforgettable tale of love, heroism and sacrifice.

The Infiltrators

Ένα βιβλίο-φαινόµενο, που έχει µεταφραστεί σε περισσότερες από 25 γλώσσες και ανατρέπει όλα όσα γνωρίζατε για τον Β’ Παγκόσµιο πόλεµο. Παρόλο που οι ναζί παρουσιάζονταν ως πολέμιοι του ηθικού εκφυλισμού και της κατάπτωσης της αστικής κοινωνίας και ο αρχηγός τους είχε εδραιωθεί ως εγκρατής ηγέτης που ακολουθούσε μια απολύτως υγιεινή ζωή, το Τρίτο Ράιχ ήταν βουτηγμένο στα ναρκωτικά. Κοκαΐνη, ηρωίνη, μορφίνη και, κυρίως, μεθαμφεταμίνες, χρησιμοποιούνταν τόσο από τους εργάτες και τις νοικοκυρές όσο και από το στράτευμα, παίζοντας καθοριστικό ρόλο στην προέλαση και νίκη των Γερμανών το 1940. Ο Norman Ohler, έπειτα από εκτενή έρευνα σε γερμανικά και αμερικανικά αρχεία, αποκαλύπτει την ασύδοτη χρήση ναρκωτικών ακόμα και στα υψηλότερα κλιμάκια. Χαρακτηριστική είναι η περίπτωση του Χίτλερ και των συνεργατών του στους οποίους ο γιατρός Δρ Μορέλ χορηγούσε θανάσιμα κοκτέιλ ουσιών.Αν και τα ναρκωτικά από μόνα τους δεν μπορούν να δικαιολογήσουν την εξέλιξη των γεγονότων στον Β’ Παγκόσμιο πόλεμο ή την έκβασή του, η αποκάλυψη αυτών των στοιχείων αλλάζει την αντίληψή μας γι’ αυτή τη σκοτεινή εποχή. Περιλαμβάνει φωτογραφικό υλικό.

Τα ναρκωτικά στο τρίτο Ράιχ

Υπερδιέγερση

Quando um amigo DJ lhe contou que Hitler e seus comandados usavam drogas, o jornalista Norman Ohler resolveu investigar. Foram cinco anos de diversas entrevistas e pesquisas em documentos que não haviam sido estudados sob esta perspectiva. O resultado é um livro que vem provocando interesse no mundo todo e está levando historiadores consagrados a ver o surgimento um novo lado na história da Segunda Guerra Mundial. High Hitler conta em detalhes a dependência de Hitler. Seu médico pessoal, Theodor Morell, administrou 74 drogas diferentes ao führer, de injeções de esteroides a produtos similares à heroína. Mas a revelação que pode levar a um novo entendimento do começo da guerra diz respeito aos soldados alemães. Documentos encontrados por Ohler mostram que eles recebiam doses generosas de metanfetamina para ficarem mais dispostos e imbuídos de um sentimento de euforia e invencibilidade – o que teria sido crucial nas bem sucedidas invasões da França e da Polônia.

První komplexní studie drogové problematiky ve třetí říši. Když Němci v roce 1940 vtrhli do Francie, měli vojáci wehrmachtu k dispozici třicet pět milionů dávek pervitinu, který byl tehdy k dostání v každé lékárně a hojně propagovaný reklamou. Droga měla umožnit takzvanou bleskovou válku a stala se běžnou součástí výbavy vojáků. Dokonce i údajný abstinent Hitler se rád uchyloval k farmaceutickým stimulantům. V době, kdy nařídil poslední ofenzivu v zimě roku 1944, nebyl čistý ani jeden den. Jeho osobní lékař Theodor Morell jej zásoboval mnoha druhy vitaminů, léků, hormonů i tvrdých drog. Pouze v tomto stavu mohl vůdce, který byl již naprosto odtržený od reality, vydržet tak dlouho. Ohler prošel všechny dostupné materiály k tématu, hovořil s pamětníky, vojenskými historiky i lékaři. Rešerším v německých a amerických archivech se věnoval pět let.

Drogy ve Třetí říši

Totální rauš

narkotici u Trećem Reichu

Potpuna ekstaza

Ein Leben zwischen Gewalt und Hoffnung. Unmittelbar nach Ende der Apartheid zieht die junge Lucy Tshabalala von Soweto nach Johannesburg. Sie landet in Ponte City, dem inoffiziellen Wahrzeichen der Stadt: einem 54 Stockwerke hohen Wohnturm der Träume und Schrecken – dem angeblich gefährlichsten Hochhaus der Welt. Dort trifft Lucy auf Umshlanga, einen charismatischen Gangster, der sie als Drogenkurierin in die USA schickt – mit fatalen Folgen ... Jahre später kehrt Lucy nach Ponte City zurück. Ihr folgt Roman Kraner, ein Hustler-Reporter aus Berlin, der nur mal schnell ans Ende der Welt reisen wollte, um ein bisschen Spaß zu haben. Doch Lucy hat noch eine Rechnung offen, und plötzlich geht es um Leben und Tod. Ein urbaner Abenteuerroman, zugleich ein spannendes Porträt von Johannesburg: einer Stadt im Umbruch – und am Rande des Abgrunds. »Effektvoll inszeniert: spannend, unheimlich, beängstigend. Eine souveräne Technik, mit der Ohler den Zerfall seines Helden in einer zunehmend albtraumhaften Umgebung in Szene setzt.« Süddeutsche Zeitung

Roman

Stadt des Goldes

In the early 1990s, Lucy moves from Soweto to Ponte City in Johannesburg. Once white society's architectural showpiece for luxurious living, Ponte is now a teeming hive of newly liberated people, who have come to seek wealth in the city of gold.

Norman Ohler

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