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Stalin exchanged more than 600 messages with Allied leaders Churchill and Roosevelt during the Second World War. In this riveting volume - the fruit of a unique British-Russian scholarly collaboration - the messages are published and also analyzed within their historical context. Ranging from intimate personal greetings to weighty salvos about diplomacy and strategy, this book offers fascinating new revelations of the political machinations and human stories behind the Allied triumvirate.

While the name Caroline Herschel may not ring a bell for many, she was a groundbreaking figure in the English scientific community during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. As the sister of the renowned William Herschel—famous for discovering Uranus and its moons—Caroline initially served as his assistant in his astronomical pursuits. However, she soon carved her own path as a distinguished astronomer, making her mark by discovering eight new comets throughout her lifetime. Notably, she became the first woman to be compensated for her scientific contributions, receiving ...