With the approach of the First World War, the German community in Britain began to be assailed by a combination of government measures and popular hostility which resulted in attacks against individuals with German connections and confiscation of their property. From May 1915, a policy of wholesale internment and repatriation was to reduce the German population by more than half of its pre-war figure. The author of this study charts the growth of the German community in Britain before detailing the story of its destruction under the chauvinistic intolerance which gripped the country during the Great War.

“Bryan Davis writes with the scope of Tolkien, the focus of Lewis, the grandeur of Verne, and most of all the heart of Christ.” —Jeremiah F., reader What will Billy do when he’s confronted with an impossible choice? Billy and Bonnie discover seven evil circles in a multidimensional world. Faced with danger at every turn, the two friends must call upon their dragon gifts to defeat the malevolent ruler. When tragedy strikes along the way, Billy has to face the most difficult decision of his life: forsake Bonnie to rescue a group of prisoners or find a way to save her, his best friend in the world. Filled with action, danger, and suspense, Circles of Seven is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Swallowing the light stood a grand, ominous oak tree as the men, clad in black, slithered across the riverbank and up the steeply inclined escarpment. They didn’t want to be seen, especially with the heavy gear strapped to their backs. The weight of the liquids and metal equipment they were carrying nearly sunk all four of them into the edge of the marshland bordering the riverbank. It could’ve been worse for them though; they were thankful that during the cool fall weather of Benson, the marsh water wasn’t on the verge of freezing. They did have the tougher job, as they were assigned to the heavy gear as opposed to the other lighter laboratory equipment that the other men transported through the same area last week.

Through her friendships with both victims and offenders, Marcia Owen learned that being present was precisely the opposite of violence--it was love. In this book she and Samuel Wells offer deep insights into what it takes to overcome powerlessness, transcend fear and engage in radical acceptance in our dangerous world.