Secrets of the Dead: World War Speed

Season 1
It's known that German soldiers used a methamphetamine called Pervitin in World War II. But have these tales obscured the massive use of stimulants by British and American troops? Historian James Holland digs deeper to unearth the truth.
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  1. S1 E1 - World War Speed

    June 25, 2019
    55min
    TV-14
    It's known that German soldiers used a methamphetamine called Pervitin in World War II. But have these tales obscured the massive use of stimulants by British and American troops? Historian James Holland digs deeper to unearth the truth.
    Available to buy

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Steven Hoggard

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Steven HoggardDaphna RubinStephanie CarterStephen Segaller

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Jay O. Sanders

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