Excerpt from Mahabharata: Inhaltsangabe; Index und Concordanz der Calcuttaer und Bombayer AusgabenMeine Inhaltsangabe des Mahabh'arata ist nach demselben Plane angefertigt wie diejenige zum Ramayana. Der gewaltige Umfang und der uberreiche Inhalt des mbh. Machen es auch dem Spezialisten unmoglich; so vertraut mit dem Werke zu werden; dass er sich jeder zeit über jedes darin Rechenschaft geben konnte. Wie selbst der langjährige Einwohner einer Grossstadt eines Stadtplanes nicht ent raten kann; so bedarf auch der Indologe; geschweige denn ein der Sache ferner stehender Forscher; eines Hülfsmittels; um sich im Mahabharata zurecht zu finden; und wie nun von einer Stadt nur der Grundplan; wenn auch noch so detailliert; gegeben werden kann; so muss auch eine Inhaltsgabe zwar der Darstellung des Originals von Schritt zu Schritt folgen; aber alles nicht zum Thema gehorige Detail beiseite lassen. Ich habe mich nun bemüht; den Gesamteindruck eines jeden Kapitels wiederzugeben; indem ich sofort nach der Lekture seinen Inhalt aufzeichnete; doch da sich kein absolutes Mass' fur den Grad der Zusammendrängung des Stoffes vorschreiben lässt; so mag ich darin dem Einen zu weit; dem Andern nicht weit genug gegangen zu sein scheinen. Besonders gilt dies von den didaktischen Partien; deren Inhalt meist nur durch Hervorhebung einzelner Stichwörter angedeutet werden konnte. Ob ich das richtige getroffen; muss sich beim Ge brauche des Buches zeigen. -mm.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work; preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases; an imperfection in the original; such as a blemish or missing page; may be replicated in our edition. We do; however; repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
#17738 in Books Ohler Norman 2017-03-07 2017-03-07Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.02 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 1328663795304 pagesBlitzed Drugs in the Third Reich
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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful. A fascinating look at Hitler and the Third ReichBy C. Ellen ConnallyThis is one of the most fascinating books on the Third Reich and Germany that I have ever read. In light of the crises that exist in contemporary America over drugs and methamphetamines it is amazing to see that Germany was going through the same crises and even more interesting to learn that many of the drugs of abuse that are common in contemporary society were developed by the Nazis.At the center of the story is Dr. Theodor Morell - a relatively obscure and not that well credentialed doctor - who became Hitler's drug dealer/supplier. Through extensive archival research; Norman Ohler was able to discover records that show Hitler's extensive drug use/abuse and track Morell's records of the kinds of drugs that he was giving Hitler. With the drugs that Morell was giving Hitler; its amazing that he even survived as long as he did.Parallel to the story of Hitler's drug use; Ohler also shows how the Nazis used drugs to enhance the performance of soldiers. Sleep was the enemy of the soldier in battle. With drugs; the Nazis sought to win that battle and passed out "uppers" to troops on a massive scale."The fact was that between the autumn of 1941; when (Hitler) started being given hormone and steroid injections; and the second half of 1944; when first the cocaine and the above all the Eudodal kicked; Hitler hardly enjoyed a sober day." Pharmacology ruled and influenced Hitler and the outcome of the war.This book is a real page turner that gives a fascinating look into the life of Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich. Throughout the book; one wonders if history would have been different if this unknown doctor had not used his drugs on Hitler. How many lives could have been saved? What Ohler does not go into is the effect that the use of these drugs had on the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and members of the German population that used these drugs; which were available without a prescription and were widely available during much of the war. Where there long term physiological and physiological effects on those persons? That's a topic for another book and further research but it raises interesting questions.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Drugged Society on the MarchBy F. McGavranThis is the story of a major European power where crystal meth was legally sold as a pick me up for civilians and was used with devastating effect to keep the German Army awake in the Battle for France. Historians overuse the term "lightning war;" because armies are limited in their movement and endurance by the limited endurance of their soldiers. In 1940; however; the German Army passed out meth to its soldiers to keep them awake and on the march until their objectives were seized. The long term effect on the soldiers is not well documented; nor is the long term effect on the millions of civilians who used it. Much of the book is about Adolph Hitler's stimulant and drug use. Fascinating as this is; I wish we knew more about the effect of these drugs on the German population as a whole. The book may be a cautionary tale for other advanced societies where legal or illegal meth and heroin drug use becomes as prevalent as it was in the Third Reich.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This is what your brain looks like on drugs. JUST SAY NO!By R. RiechmannAn excellent read. I'd always read about drug use on a large scale in Nazi Germany. But this book shows how it becomes institutional within the military and later became as necessary as ammo; fuel and food. For a short time it seemed it actually helped while they were on the offensive. But later on the defensive or under siege it wasn't much help. One incident I read of in another book related how an SS unit in the line were using these drugs to keep alert and they knew that they were awaiting a Russian assault. Unfortunately the drugs they took tends toward paranoia. So in the darkness of night; paranoia kicks in and the SS boys fire everything they've got. So in the morning the Russian force marches right.
