Secrets of the Dead — S17E07 — World War Speed

00:00:02 - It's long been known

00:02:54 from a time when England stood alone against fascism in Europe.

00:05:17 - Okay, but this was carrying bombs when it was found?

00:07:39 Okay, but there's one item here that, to me, is missing.

00:09:45 about what this stuff was, how it came to be,

00:12:00 "Please, now, give Pervitin to our soldiers."

00:14:19 what seemed impossible, even to Hitler.

00:16:56 - That's right. That's the ammunition pouch.

00:19:14 that, today, cup of Joe is synonymous with the drink.

00:21:46 Inside, they discover a packet of an unknown substance

00:23:44 exhausted Spitfire pilots were getting Benzedrine,

00:25:57 to human comfort. - Yeah, yeah.

00:28:19 show increased aggression under fire.

00:30:45 So it's not only a medical problem,

00:33:05 you know, "You're really well-equipped.

00:35:20 But he's also got a Sherman tank.

00:37:48 - Yeah, it's a good number. - Yeah, a good number, yeah.

00:40:15 and this is firing at 2,900 feet per second.

00:42:26 and the fragmentation that's falling

00:45:03 If you're in an environment like a tank,

00:47:46 and dangerous side effects of amphetamine

00:50:22 It's a huge dose, indeed.

00:52:50 - What a grim place.

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