- Published: 4 August 2020
- ISBN: 9780143775126
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $40.00
Into the Unknown
The Secret WWI Diary of Kiwi Alick Trafford No. 25/469











- Published: 4 August 2020
- ISBN: 9780143775126
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $40.00
This is a historical gem of a book... The stories and adventures are exciting, fraught with danger and vividly written. Thank you Alick for writing your secret diaries. Thank you Harvey for not following your father's wishes and for saving these diaries. Thank you Ian for publishing them so Alick's story can be shared.
Gisborne Herald
...a war diary which ranks among the best. The even balance between the horrors of the trenches and the sheer happiness of leave makes an enjoyable narrative which leaves the reader saddened, but not overwhelmed, by the carnage of the Western Front and uplifted by the warmth of the stories about kindness and sympathy which emerge from the journeys away from the battlefield...Trafford was a fine observer of men and situations...
Jim Sullivan, Otago Daily Times
...a first-hand look at life at the front. It's a great read and in places so startling you'll have to reread passages ... Ian has done a great job in turning this into a gripping story - rotting bodies, wet, cold men, interspersed with stories of life in the French countryside where there's a bath and a bed to sleep in. This is as real as it gets, 100 years on.
Linda Thompson, NZME Regionals