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Magic Goes To War

10 January 2005

Fortean Times has published a good detail article about the role of magic in war. There is a detailed account of Robert-Houdin's involvement in stopping a revolt in French Algeria, as well as brief details regarding Jasper Maskelyne in WWII.AD45

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