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Louis de Wohl: The Astrologer Who Helped Foil Hitler
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In the run-up to WWII, British intelligence unleashed an astrologer on an unsuspecting American public to sway public opinion on the war. He was a persuasive fake.
Annie Jacobsen
Published
Apr. 9 2017
12:15AM EDT
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