In the autumn of 1888, Mary Jane Kelly became the final victim of Jack the Ripper - or so history tells us. Thousands of miles from the blood-soaked room in Miller's Court, a little girl named Alice Pleasance Liddell had already become immortal as the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Wonderland.What no one thought to ask was this: what did these two women share? The answer is Wales.Born into the same mythic landscape of coal valleys and windswept coasts, fairy rings...

This book explores the principal UFO and associated phenomena that have occurred in Wales in the last 120 years. Non-fiction audience, particularly those who are interested in a) Celtic history and folklore; b) increasing instances of UFO phenomena, especially those in Wales; c) evolving scientific and parapsychological research concerning the origins of such phenomena, in particular areas of research into fairy-lore and other associated mythology parallels.Part 1, Events, reviews ...

In the past Graddon has written on SS officer Otto Rahn, Jack the Ripper, Pythagorus of Samos and the mythical land of Magonia. Now Graddon gives an esoteric journey across the ancient world in the guise of “Teachings from the Flying A.” He begins with a number of chapters on ancient mysteries and secret societies: The Druids; The Rites of Mithras; The Gnostics; The Mysteries of Serapis; Odin; The Eleusinian Mysteries; Orpheus; Bacchus/Dionysus; Tammuz and Ishtar/Dimuzid and Inanna; Hermes...

This book offers evidence, for the first time, that those responsible for the Whitechapel murders were members of a hit team associated with a centuries-old European occult confederacy dedicated to human sacrifice. This was first mooted by Jim Keith in his 1993 book Secret and Suppressed, and then corroborated in the private papers of a Monsignor who carried out intelligence work for Pope Pius X in the run-up to the outbreak of global conflict in 1914. The priest told of the existence of a...

This book offers for the first-time detailed insights into England’s St. Michael leyline, the celebrated “straight track” whose dragon energies (Michael and Mary) travel coast-to-coast from Cornwall to Norfolk. Along its 364-mile length are some of the most renowned megalithic, historical and “otherworldly” features found anywhere in the world. British researcher Nigel Graddon takes us on a special journey to explore these magnificent locations. We learn of Britain’s special place in the o...

British UFO researcher Nigel Graddon takes us to that magical land of Magonia—the land of the Fairies—a place from which some people return while others go there and never come back. Graddon discusses fairies, the wee folk, elves, fairy pathways, Welsh folklore, the Tuatha de Dannan, UFO occupants, the Little Blue Man of Studham, the implications of Mars, psychic connections with UFOs and fairies. He also recounts many of the strange tales of fairies, UFOs and Magonia. Chapters include: Th...

The incredible story of the mystery U-Boats of WWII! Graddon first chronicles the story of the mysterious U-33 that landed in Scotland in 1940 and involved the top-secret Enigma device. He then looks at U-Boat special missions during and after WWII including U-Boat trips to Antarctica; U-Boats with the curious cargos of liquid mercury; the journey of the Spear of Destiny via U-Boat; the "Black Subs" and more. Topics covered by Graddon include: U-33: The Official Story; Survivors and Deceased...

The history of Special Operations Executive (SOE) seems to spring a never-ending run of surprises, and here are some more. This book explores the mysterious world of the tools SOE used for their missions of subversion and sabotage. An often grim reality is confronted that is more akin with the world of James Bond and Q's workshop than previously believed. Written by two scientists, one of whom served in the SOE and one who was tasked with clearing up after it was disbanded...

The complete story of how the German Enigma codes were broken. Perfect for fans of THE IMITATION GAME, the new film on Alan Turing's Enigma code, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.Breaking the German Enigma codes was not only about brilliant mathematicians and professors at Bletchley Park. There is another aspect of the story which it is only now possible to tell. It takes in the exploits of spies, naval officers and ordinary British seamen who risked, and in some case...

The inside story of life aboard the deadly Nazi U-Boat that sank forty-nine ships.The history of one of World War II's most successful submarines, U-124, is chronicled in Grey Wolf, Grey Sea, from its few defeats to a legion of victories. Kapitanleutnant Jochen Mohr commanded his German submarine and navigated it through the treacherous waters of one of the most destructive, savage wars the world has known.

A gripping account of the epic hunt for Hitler’s most terrifying battleship – the legendary Tirpitz – and the brave men who risked their lives to attack and destroy this most potent symbol of the Nazi’s fearsome war machine.Tirpitz was the pride of Hitler’s navy. To Churchill, she was ‘the Beast’, a menace to Britain’s supply lines and a threat to the convoys sustaining Stalin’s armies. Tirpitz was said to be unsinkable, impregnable –no other target attracted so much attention....

The real story of how Winston Churchill and the British mastered deception to defeat the Nazis - by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and using brains to outwit brawn.By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. So, with Winston Churchill in charge the British bluffed their way out of trouble, drawing on the trickery which had helped them win the First World War. They broadcast outrageous British propaganda on pretend German radio stations, broke G...