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    Lucifer Rising: British Intelligence and the Occult in the Second World War
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    Lucifer Rising: British Intelligence and the Occult in the Second World War

    By Nicholas Booth

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    Featuring an eccentric cast of characters, including the creator of James Bond, the self-proclaimed "wickedest man in the world," a cross-dressing astrologer, and the Deputy Fhrer, bestselling author Nicholas Booth weaves together an incredible narrative about spying, sabotage, weird inventions, black propaganda, and even the attempted harnessing of the occult as the British secret service sought desperately to gain the upper hand over the Nazis by whatever means possible. Using hitherto secret files—many only released in 2014—and reading like a fictional thriller, Lucifer Rising shows how nothing was considered too outrageous in the desperate fight against the Nazi regime, including the attempted manipulation of the occult and astrology, with often unintentionally hilarious results. After all, it was widely suggested that the Nazis had the devil on their side.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe History Press
    Release dateJun 6, 2016
    ISBN9780750968942
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    Lucifer Rising: British Intelligence and the Occult in the Second World War
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    Nicholas Booth

    Nicholas Booth worked for Astronomy Now magazine, wrote about science for British newspapers, and was a technology editor on The Times (London). He is the author of true-life detective stories about spies and fraudsters, including Zigzag: The Incredible Wartime Exploits of Double Agent Eddie Chapman, published by Arcade. He lives in Cheshire, England, with his wife and their two cats.

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