History 101: What You Missed In Class

Fighting Nazis With Meth


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Both the Axis and the Allies kept their soldiers going through the liberal application of meth and other assorted stimulants...which begs the question as to why my meth head cousin is such a shiftless loser.

Sources:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cocaine-coca-cola/

https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/meth-addiction/meth-capital/#gref

https://www.history.com/topics/crime/history-of-meth

http://lmharchive.ca/benzedrine-sulphate-used-in-war-operations-by-brook-durham/

https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-winter-war

https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1411436-world-war-ii

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1001/a05.html?5235

https://www.history.com/news/inside-the-drug-use-that-fueled-nazi-germany

Recommended Reading:

Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany By Norman Ohler

https://www.amazon.com/Blitzed-Drugs-Germany-Norman-Ohler/dp/0241256992

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History 101: What You Missed In ClassBy MeredithAncret