Blitzed

Don’t be fooled by the Title

People would be forgiven for thinking that this is just one more example of that recently growing list of WWII Trivia books, full of fascinating, if light heartedly presented, facts about Hitler, that many of us already know. The clever pun, for a title would be to blame for that impression. Whereas, this is actually something quite different, and both much more valuable, and far more entertaining.
Finally, for those who’ve pondered certain famous questions about the behaviour of the Third Reich and, like me, have never been quite satisfied with the standard explanations of, “evil is as evil does,” this is a compelling and imaginative delve into a hither to, under studied aspect of war in general (and of WWII in particular).
The drug use, and abuse that was common place among the Clean Cut Arians, is one thing that is established, if little penetrated by other historians. But, this author, citing his (incontrovertible) methods and sources as part of the narrative, uncovers evidence, which offers a plausible (nay compelling) explanation for the rashness, bravery and genocidal cruelty of the the Reich, as a whole; as well as putting his finger on some of those famous imponderables of Hitler’s behaviour individually, such as why he held back his tank brigades at Dunkirk, allowing Britain to steal victory from the jaws of defeat.
Modestly admitting that he has only just begun to peel back the layers of this fascinating pharmacological fog, the author has, nonetheless, come up with a thesis that will inevitably lead toward a clearer understanding of how it was that murder could be so industrialised, and people could lose their own humanity, so easily. As a matter of fact, as you’ll see, it actually takes a lot of effort to be systematically wrong and evil. But, the Nazis found a way.
Superbly read by Jonathan Keeble, with natural authority and flair; you’ll never see the Nazis in the same way again. Quite brilliant