Swansea in the Great War

Description

Cyfrol yn archwilio’r modd yr effeithiodd y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf ar ddinas Abertawe: ei masnach – yn arbennig yn ardal y dociau – a thynged nifer o longau’r ddinas a fu’n dargedau i longau tanfor yr Almaenwyr; triniaeth o wrthwynebwyr cydwybodol; gofal am ffoaduriaid o Wlad Belg a’r hyn ddigwyddodd i bobl o wledydd eraill oedd yn byw yn Abertawe ar ddechrau’r rhyfel.
Themes covered include recruitment and the treatment of conscientious objectors, how Belgian refugees were cared for, and what happened to foreign nationals who were living in Swansea at the outbreak of war. How the war affected the trade of the town, especially the docks, is examined, as well as the fate of numerous Swansea ships that became targets for the German U-Boat campaign.