The first book to reveal the remarkable stories of British Intelligence's efforts to harness the occult and astrology in their fight against the Nazis 'Lucifer Rising' unravels for the first time the myths surrounding the most surreal yet, ultimately, seriously - intended secret operations of the Second World War when Britain stood alone against the Nazis. Featuring an eccentric cast of characters, including the creator of James Bond, the selfproclaimed 'wickedest man in the world', a cross-dressing astrologer and the Deputy Fuhrer, 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? AUTHOR: Nicholas Booth Is a former journalist and the bestselling author of 'Zigzag' (Piatkus, 2007) and 'The Thieves of Threadneedle Street' (THP, 2015). SELLING POINTS: ? All new information, photographs and interviews with family members ? Exposes myths and falsehoods, distortions and exaggerations ? Will be a standard reference on these astonishing stories
