Drugs on War
What are the implications of an intoxicated army? Today’s guest, Adam Zientek, is a historian whose book on the French army’s use of wine during World War I begs answers to new questions about what it means for a government to chemically modify the behavior of its fighting force.
Bio: Adam Zientek is a historian of modern Europe with a focus on France. He is interested in the social history of war, airpower, the history of military medicine and psychiatry, and the history of alcohol and drugs. Adam's research focuses on the experience of trench-fighting in the First World War — how soldiers…
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