Having a Go at the Kaiser (EPUB) von Gethin Matthews

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.

AcknowledgementsTablesMapsIllustrationsAbbreviations1. Introduction – The Eustis family; the local community; the letters2. Richard and Gabriel, 1913 – 19153. Richard Eustis in Egypt, 1916 – February 19174. Ivor Eustis at school, 1914–1916, and in north Wales, May–November 19165. Gabriel Eustis aboard HMT Saxon, to February 19176. Richard Eustis in Egypt, March 1917 – January 19187. Ivor Eustis in north Wales, 19178. Richard Eustis in Palestine and Egypt, February 1918 – June 19189. Ivor Eustis on the Western Front, December 1917 – September 191810. Gabriel Eustis aboard HMT Saxon, November 1917 – October 191811. Richard Eustis in Egypt, July 1918 – November 191812. Ivor Eustis in England and Wales, October – November 191813. November 1918 – January 191914. Aftermath15. Patterns and PerspectivesAppendix 1 List of all the extant letters and postcards sent by the Eustis brothersAppendix 2 Servicemen from Mynyddbach / Tirdeunaw / Treboeth mentioned in the textAppendix 3 Information on servicemen from other parts of Swansea and West Glamorgan mentioned in the textSelect BibliographyIndex