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| Author | Alan Baker |
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| Publisher | Virgin Books |
Publication date | 2000 |
| ISBN | 9781852278632 |
Invisible Eagle - The History Of Nazi Occultism is a book written by Alan Baker. It was published in 2000 by Virgin Books. [1] Among other subjects the book deals with themes of Hollow Earth theory, Welteislehre, foo fighters, Vril Society and similar speculative theories that were associated with Nazi Germany.
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Alan Baker may refer to:
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