True Blue History - Richard Van Emden: Britain's Last Tommies
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Show Notes
British author and television documentary producer, Richard van Emden, interviewed over 270 Great War veterans over a period of twenty years. Richard's book, Britain's Last Tommies, records the men's stories and memories about what they endured. Richard shares the challenges of undertaking an oral history project of this nature and his memories of the men who shared with him the ordeal of fighting in an unprecedented global war.
Presenter: Adam Blum
Guest: Richard van Emden
Editor: Kyle Watkins
Academic Adviser: Margaret Strike
Image: Supplied by Richard van Emden