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WayneCapps![]() Special user Charleston, SC 769 Posts ![]() |
Hey everyone,
I am excited to let everyone know that my new book, Magicians at War-How Espionage and Deceit Changed History, was just published. It takes an in-depth look at magicians of past who have used their skill during times of war and for espionage. It will be available at most magic dealers soon but is available now on Amazon and at www.MagiciansAtWar.com. Here are the topics covered in the book. Jasper Maskelyne Making a Naval cruiser appear, the spy stuff, his next trick… move a harbor!, the next task… hide the Suez Canal!, spy craft for the double agent and Maskelyne's fake army! Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin Stopping a war with superstition and the chest that changed history! Harry Houdini Was Harry a spy and his role as a patriot! The CIA, the Spy Book and the Magicians The gadgets, working with the CIA, Project MK-ULTRA and magic to fight the Russians! The Card Trick that Stopped WWII Winston Churchill and magic! Spies and the Quick Change The Cold War quick change used against the Russians and the magicians who made it happen. Paul Potassy: The “Artist” The soldier whose life was saved by a deck of cards. Cardini World War I trench warfare that made a magician. The CIA Director Magic at the CIA, an interview with a former CIA Director Christopher “Clayton” Hutton World War II, the maps, the compasses, the quick change… again! and his life after the war. Kalanag - Hitler’s Magician The magician who worked for the Third Reich and the Allies and did he steal Nazi gold? Healing Soldiers becoming magicians to fight PTSD.
Wayne Capps
AKA: Howard Blackwell Illusionist/Escape Artist www.BlackwellMagic.com https://www.facebook.com/HowieBWell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6on5fdJVcQ&feature=youtu.be |
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