{"id":73421,"date":"2022-05-04T04:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=73421"},"modified":"2023-08-24T21:37:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T01:37:43","slug":"allies-on-amphetamines-ww2-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/05\/04\/allies-on-amphetamines-ww2-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Allies on Amphetamines &#8211; WW2 Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wSGnp1PGPkw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 3 May 2022<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve heard how German forces are fuelled by stimulants like Pervitin. But are the Allies doing the same thing? Of course! Their drug of choice is Benzedrine. It&#8217;s in use as the RAF bomb German cities, as Monty&#8217;s tanks push Rommel back, and as US Marines take the fight to the Japanese.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to 10_a_see for supporting this video during our premiere<\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Get Collectibles here: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><br \/>\nJoin us on Reddit &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WorldWarTwoChannel\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WorldWarTwoChannel\/<\/a><br \/>\nBetween 2 Wars: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Ian Sowden<br \/>\nWritten by: James Newman<br \/>\nResearch by: James Newman<br \/>\nEdited by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nArtwork and color grading by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Miko\u0142aj Ochman<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nNational Archives NARA<br \/>\nImperial War Museums: TR1037, E 003074 1, E 016074 1, EQU 12209, WPN 64, CBE 203, AYY 2534,<br \/>\nBenzedrine Inhaler courtesy of Prosopee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFlFaFprRG1pbWFZakVfX25aRm9PUVZDUTFqZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuZVZQM3p0TmF1ODRFaW16OFhpLXp3LVItY2I2UFJnQ1AtTXNxZUtOSmZSYkxza0JuYXlWQ3dOWnJhU0F1ZzA2bDdOelhwM2pnNG9GQVRfYjg1ak0zeURKRkhwMmNzLTZsNWYtb0x3WVQ4S2JOd0F0MA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ATickets_and_benzedrine_tubes_linked_to_Jack_Kerouac%2527s_life.JPG&#038;v=wSGnp1PGPkw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nPicture of soldiers standing across from a row of tents at Fort Sheridan, courtesy of Illinois Digital Archives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnVjWWZPYW1EaGkzVlBqdmFlS0djVkZFTGRXQXxBQ3Jtc0treUdwT0h0UWluNzI3ZENPQk9vUzB1U09OVk5TQ25ZRlJ5eVZiS0E0ZFVMeXVKc3B3ZFBFMlRKN192RVAzbE9QQjJqUGRvU19aZVRFWXJCVnZodWk5c2REUEFpVHVnMUtCS3QwMTkyNV82MTZxNlB3bw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.idaillinois.org%2Fdigital%2Fcollection%2Fzlakecou003%2Fid%2F2028%2Frec%2F4&#038;v=wSGnp1PGPkw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.idaillinois.org\/digital\/co&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Break Free&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Last Point of Safe Return&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;March Of The Brave 10&#8221; &#8211; Rannar Sillard<br \/>\n&#8220;Rememberance&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;The Inspector 4&#8221; &#8211; Johannes Bornl\u00f6f<br \/>\n&#8220;Underlying Truth&#8221; &#8211; Howard Harper-Barnes<br \/>\n&#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\n1 hour ago<br \/>\nJoin the TimeGhost Army: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/SPECIAL_088_PI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/SPECIAL_088_PI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amphetamines are still being used by armed forces in the present day. In fact, it&#8217;s a &#8220;normal&#8221; part of war &mdash; from paramilitaries and rebels to the armed forces of superpowers. Is there something to be said about the fact that so many militaries feel the need to put their soldiers on drugs to do their job?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-11-52-43-Allies-on-Amphetamines-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-11-52-43-Allies-on-Amphetamines-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-73423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-11-52-43-Allies-on-Amphetamines-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-11-52-43-Allies-on-Amphetamines-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-11-52-43-Allies-on-Amphetamines-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-04-at-11-52-43-Allies-on-Amphetamines-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 3 May 2022 We&#8217;ve heard how German forces are fuelled by stimulants like Pervitin. But are the Allies doing the same thing? Of course! Their drug of choice is Benzedrine. It&#8217;s in use as the RAF bomb German cities, as Monty&#8217;s tanks push Rommel back, and as US Marines take the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,66,7,5,13,230],"tags":[145,119,1397,1447,1227],"class_list":["post-73421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-britain","category-health-science","category-history","category-military","category-usa","category-ww2","tag-airforce","tag-drugs","tag-montgomery","tag-strategicbombing","tag-timeghost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/favicon.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2hpV6-j6d","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73421"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84429,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73421\/revisions\/84429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}