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9781932443790
Did you know...'... that on D-Day -- the decisive day of battle in World War II -- Hitler overslept'... that a few stray bombs led to Germany's defeat in the Battle of Britain'... that the Watergate scandal saved Israel during the Yom Kippur War?'... that a misstatement by a government official caused the collapse of the Berlin Wall?These and many other bizarre ?coincidences? of history are the subject of this book.This is not a Jewish history book. It is a book about history -- specifically, 20th century history -- from a Jewish, Torah-based perspective. Yaakov Astor reveals the hidden hand of G-d in many of the remarkable ?twists of fate? of 20th century history, while also shedding light on some of the valuable Torah messages we can derive from studying it.Astor, Yaakov is the author of 'Hidden Hand : Uncovering divine providence in major events of the 20th Century', published 2007 under ISBN 9781932443790 and ISBN 1932443797.
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