C. G. Telcontar answers “How can we take this book seriously...”

Niklas Pivic asked this question about Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany:

How can we take this book seriously following this scathing critique? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/16/blitzed-drugs-in-nazi-germany-by-norman-ohler-review

C. G. Telcontar No it cannot be taken as anything but an attempt at rehabilitation of Hitler by pointing fingers in other directions. If you make him out to be a help…moreNo it cannot be taken as anything but an attempt at rehabilitation of Hitler by pointing fingers in other directions. If you make him out to be a helpless junkie, you take away his responsibility, at least to some degree. Thing is, Ohler is a revisionist and comes close to outright lying. It's greatly entertaining, in a sarcastic way, but in no way is it history. It ought to come with a warning label. It's difficult to consider it nonfiction.(less)

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