Wales, the Mercantile Marine and the First World War

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Cyfrol sy'n cofnodi cyfraniad ac aberth y gwŷr a'r gwragedd o Gymru a weithiodd ar y llongau masnach yn ystod y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf. Wynebodd y criwiau sifil hyn beryglon digynsail megis ffrwydron a llongau tanddwr, a hynny gyda dewrder a phenderfyniad.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

This book commemorates the contribution and sacrifices made by the men and women of Wales working on merchant ships during the First World War. These civilian crews faced new unprecedented dangers such as mines and U-boats, with courage and resolve.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Notes on conventions Introduction 1. The normal run of business 2. Pay and conditions 3. The outbreak of War 4. Alternative lenses: Women; small communities; and the international nature of crewing 5. 1915: Mines, U-boats and close calls 6. 1915: Captured by U-boats and sunk 7. Changing the rules: Unrestricted submarine warfare 1915; Convoys 1917-18 8. Courage, compensation and commemoration 1916-18 Bibliography

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Mark David Matthews is a maritime historian and freelance researcher. He is currently working on a book exploring the maritime links between Wales and the Maghreb 1551–1912.