Having a Go at the Kaiser - A Welsh Family at War — A Welsh Family at War

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Cyfrol yn seiliedig ar dros gant o lythyrau a ddanfonwyd gan dri brawd o Abertawe at eu teulu pan oeddent yn filwyr yn y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf, sy'n cynnig darlun byw o'r modd yr esblygodd eu syniadau am nifer o faterion, yn eu mysg bryder am hunaniaeth a dyletswydd.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Three brothers from Swansea who served in the First World War sent over a hundred letters to their family, providing a picture of what they thought and how their ideas evolved on a range of issues, dealing with such key concerns as identity and duty.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Tables Maps Illustrations Abbreviations 1. Introduction – The Eustis family; the local community; the letters 2. Richard and Gabriel, 1913 – 1915 3. Richard Eustis in Egypt, 1916 – February 1917 4. Ivor Eustis at school, 1914–1916, and in north Wales, May–November 1916 5. Gabriel Eustis aboard HMT Saxon, to February 1917 6. Richard Eustis in Egypt, March 1917 – January 1918 7. Ivor Eustis in north Wales, 1917 8. Richard Eustis in Palestine and Egypt, February 1918 – June 1918 9. Ivor Eustis on the Western Front, December 1917 – September 1918 10. Gabriel Eustis aboard HMT Saxon, November 1917 – October 1918 11. Richard Eustis in Egypt, July 1918 – November 1918 12. Ivor Eustis in England and Wales, October – November 1918 13. November 1918 – January 1919 14. Aftermath 15. Patterns and Perspectives Appendix 1 List of all the extant letters and postcards sent by the Eustis brothers Appendix 2 Servicemen from Mynyddbach / Tirdeunaw / Treboeth mentioned in the text Appendix 3 Information on servicemen from other parts of Swansea and West Glamorgan mentioned in the text Select Bibliography Index

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Dr. Gethin Matthews is Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Lecturer in History at Swansea University.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

• This a detailed ‘family conversation’ from 1916-18, in circumstances where it is possible to understand most of the references to family members and other individuals. • This book includes evidence which allows us to understand how men who were called upon to serve in the First World War understood their role, their position and their choices. • The letters provide a picture of what the brothers thought and how their ideas evolved on a range of issues as the war was being waged, revealing some of the contemporary norms of Welsh society, and dealing with such issues as identity, masculinity and duty.