\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAleister Crowley is best known today as a founding father of modern occultism. His wide, hypnotic eyes peer at us from the cover of The Beatles\u0026rsquo; \u003ci\u003eSgt. Pepper\u0026rsquo;s Lonely Hearts Club Band\u003c/i\u003e, and his influence can be found everywhere in popular culture.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrowley, also known as the Great Beast, has been the subject of several biographies, some painting him as a misunderstood genius, others as a manipulative charlatan. None of them have looked seriously at his career as an agent of British Intelligence.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing documents gleaned from British, American, French, and Italian archives, \u003ci\u003eSecret Agent 666\u003c/i\u003e sensationally reveals that Crowley played a major role in the sinking of the Lusitania, a plot to overthrow the government of Spain, the thwarting of Irish and Indian nationalist conspiracies, and the 1941 flight of Rudolf Hess.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Richard B. Spence argues that Crowley\u0026mdash;in his own unconventional way\u0026mdash;was a patriotic Englishman who endured years of public vilification in part to mask his role as a secret agent.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe verification of the Great Beast\u0026rsquo;s participation in the twentieth century\u0026rsquo;s most astounding government plots will likely blow the minds of history buff s and occult aficionados alike.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor \u003cb\u003eRichard B. Spence\u003c/b\u003e can be seen on various documentaries on the History Channel and is a consultant for Washington, DC\u0026rsquo;s International Spy Museum. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eTrust No One: The Secret World of Sidney Reilly\u003c/i\u003e (Feral House).\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e
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