Swansea

Wales's second city has a colorful and fascinating history. It is famous for widely varying reasons: early Viking settlers, a world-renowned copper industry, and the World War II Blitz. This guide presents a concise and coherent history of Swansea; it outlines the city's development and provides fascinating insights into the lives of its people. Written in a scholarly yet popular style, the book will appeal to all readers whether students of history, tourists or Swansea "Jacks" This book is the second volume in the Histories of Wales series.