A forgotten soldier. A lost diary. An estranged father and son.
France, decades after World War One.
When Alex Grover and his retired Army father, Walter, discover a century-old diary hidden inside an old Bible in a Paris bookstore, they expect to find history.
Instead, they find a soldier.
The anonymous American's words take them back to the Western Front of 1917–1918, where friendship, fear, courage, and death followed the Doughboys into the trenches.
As Alex and Walter retrace the soldiers' journey across France, the diary begins to reveal more than the horrors of war.
It reveals the two men to each other.
What began as a search for a forgotten soldier becomes a journey toward understanding between a father and son who have spent years growing apart.
Winner of the 2024 Chanticleer International Book Award for 20th Century Wartime Fiction. Bronze Medal — Military Writers Society of America.
For readers fascinated by the Doughboys, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the human cost of World War I.
***Reader Reviews***"One of the key takeaways is the overarching leadership theme that instills the values of MAKE A DIFFERENCE and SELFLESS SERVICE into the characters and the reader. Travis Davis is a creative storyteller. And with "One of Four," he has touched the souls of us all." Five Stars—Michael Carlson, vet and author of Drum Corps World.
"Poignant, gripping, and compelling. As a former soldier, it was a privilege to read, and I highly recommend One of Four - five stars!" - David Darling, author of the Noah Hunter series.