Author Norman Ohler says that Hitler's drug abuse increased "significantly" from the fall of 1941 until the winter of 1944: "Hitler needed those highs to substitute [for] his natural charisma." Methamphetamine was distributed to German troops to keep them awake and "reduce fear" during long battles. Ohler’s new book is ‘Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich.’ TV critic David Bianculli reviews the premiere of FX’s 5th season of ‘The Americans.’
