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M Translation Series Set 04 includes "1944: Roosevelt and the Year That Changed History" and "Dare to Relax: Mandela's Presidential Years". "1944: Roosevelt and the Year That Changed History" 1944 witnessed Roosevelt's re-election and the peak of his wartime leadership, the unprecedented Normandy landing, the liberation of Paris, and various chaotic meetings that established the future peace situation. 1944 Will also not forget Hitler's "Final Solution," the lives of millions of Jews at stake, and Roosevelt's indecision. While the Allied forces were fighting the Normandy landings, the Nazis were accelerating their murder of Europe's Jews. Is winning the war the best way to save the Jews? Would freeing the Jews hinder the Allies' plan to defeat Hitler? During this year, Roosevelt made countless difficult decisions, but how to save the lives of European Jews seemed to become an uncontrollable challenge. "Dare to Slow Down: Mandela's Presidential Years" On February 11, 1990, Mandela ended his 27-year imprisonment and walked out of Victor West Prison, but his fight for freedom was not over. Facing a new South Africa plagued by poverty and racial hatred, Mandela negotiated with white right-wing parties to eliminate violence, organized the formulation of a new constitution, enlisted the cooperation of traditional leaders to deepen democracy, and established a truth and reconciliation commission to expose and confront past crimes. He used his personal charm and political astuteness to lay the foundation for South Africa to get rid of the legacy of colonialism and apartheid, achieve national unity and fairness, and smoothly transition to a democratic society.