The Secret History of the West: The Influence of Secret Organizations on Western History from the Renaissance to the 20th Century
The author of 17 books on history, philosophy and literature, Nicholas Hagger has lectured at the University of Baghdad in Iraq and the University of Libya, and been Professor of English at Tokyo University and Keio Universities in Japan. He has spent many years researching secret organizations for this book.  He lives in Loughton, Essex in the UK.