
Lucifer Rising
British Intelligence and the Occult in the Second World War
Nicholas Booth(Author)
The History Press Ltd
Will be published approx. on 6. June 2016
Book
Hardback
978-0-7509-6511-8 (ISBN)
Description
Summer 1940. In the desperate fight against Nazi Germany, nothing is considered too outlandish, so the British secret services turn to figures from the occult world to help turn the tide of war. What begins as a mission to understand Hitler's supposed astrological advice soon becomes more bizarre, with often hilarious, unintended consequences. It is a story of misinformation, false predictions and some of the most surreal secret operations of the Second World War. Incredibly, it is all true. Featuring an eccentric cast of characters, including the creator of James Bond, a cross-dressing astrologer, a spymaster who walked around in public with his pet bear and the self-proclaimed 'wickedest man in the world', best-selling author Nicholas Booth weaves together an amazing narrative of spying, sabotage and black propaganda. Using hitherto secret files - many only released in the last few years - Lucifer Rising unravels for the first time the myths surrounding these operations, culminating with perhaps the most curious of all: the arrival by parachute of Rudolf Hess in Scotland in May 1941.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Illustrations
8 Plates, black and white; 16 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-6511-8 (9780750965118)
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06/2016
The History Press Ltd
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