The medical casebook of Adolf Hitler: His illnesses, doctors, and drugs - Hardcover
The Medical Casebook of Adolf Hitler illuminates the darkest and most baffling aspects of Hitler's behavior. Militarily and domestically, he ruled with a rigidity that defied reason. Toward the end of the war Hitler's closest companions watched as he succumbed to ever-increasing episodes of indecision, irritability, paranoia, and delusion.
Leonard and Renate Heston's study reveals a man who required almost constant attention for a variety of ailments. Hitler's main physician, Dr. Theo Morell, supplied daily injections of an unspecified and untested mixture of vitamins, hormones, and amphetamines. While Hitler praised the restorative powers of these chemicals, his contemporaries described a man beset by illness, addiction, and stress.
Leonard and Renate Heston's study reveals a man who required almost constant attention for a variety of ailments. Hitler's main physician, Dr. Theo Morell, supplied daily injections of an unspecified and untested mixture of vitamins, hormones, and amphetamines. While Hitler praised the restorative powers of these chemicals, his contemporaries described a man beset by illness, addiction, and stress.
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Starting in the early 1930s, Adolf Hitler began experiencing episodes of sharp, cramping pain in his right upper abdomen. The pain appeared shortly after meals, and when it did, Hitler would usually leave the room. Sometimes he returned `after the spasm had passed', as Albert Speer described it, and sometimes he did not return at all. `After every meal the pain begins!'
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Nothing so much as my own descriptions from that period convinced me that Professor Heston and his wife have come to the correct conclusion. (Albert Speer)
[Filled with] fresh evidence [that] throws new light on Hitler's performance....Impressive. (The New York Review Of Books)
[Filled with] fresh evidence [that] throws new light on Hitler's performance....Impressive. (The New York Review Of Books)
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- PublisherKimber
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0718304365
- ISBN 13 9780718304362
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages184
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Book Description (Subject: The Third Reich - General) An account of of Adolf Hitler's various medical conditions, the impact on his conduct of the war of the illnesses, and the affect of the drugs that he was given. Introduction by Albert Speer. (Published: 1979) (Publisher: William Kimber) (ISBN: 0718304365) (Pagination: 184pp, portrait, illustrations, references, index) (Condition: Very good in black boards) UL-XXXXXX. Seller Inventory # 9459-01
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Book Description (Subject: The Third Reich - General) A study on the various illnesses suffered by Adolf Hitler, the impact of the illnesses and the drugs that he was prescribed, and their effect on his conduct of the war. With an introduction by Albert Speer. (Published: 1979) (Publisher: William Kimber) (ISBN: 0718304365) (Pagination: 184pp, portrait, illustrations, references, index) (Condition: Good in edge-worn dw) UL-XXXXXX. Seller Inventory # 9459-03
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