David Roy Boeken

This new approach to the history of the Second World War, first published in 1990, examines the events of this period through the cartoons of the day. This collection highlights the importance of the media in this global war.

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Redhill & Reigate have changed and developed over the last century.

Explore a unique and charming look at the history of Eastbourne, its surrounding areas and its local inhabitants, through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.

A near death episode in the Rev John Smithies' earliest missionary work raises the principal question of this book, namely, what motivated Wesleyan Methodist mission in the first half of the nineteenth century? At first glance, the question may be answered simply: the quest to make Methodist converts or to Christianise indigenous inhabitants of newly conquered territories of the British Empire. However, in this reappraisal of Methodist mission in the century after John Wesley, a new perspective is explored, one which challenges these more common and simplistic interpretations.