Books by Richard Van Emden

Using a remarkable collection of previously unseen images, Missing is a sweeping, epic story that is as resonant and relevant today, as a hundred years ago.

First published in 2007 with title The last fighting Tommy: the life of Harry Patch, the oldest surviving veteran of the trenches.

A vibrant and detailed account on the events at Passchendaele.

The third in a trilogy of books by Richard van Emden this is the complete story of the British effort in Picardy, from their first arrival in 1915 to the end of the campaign. Approx 150 never-before-published images of the campaign taken by the men who fought.