Book description
A downed B-17 bombardier's unfinished World War II memoir and a box of letters from the French girl who saved him sets a veteran's daughter on a journey, sixty-five years later, to craft their intersecting stories-a true WWII tale of danger, courage, love, and escape
Susan Tate Ankeny was sorting…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Girl and the Bombardier as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Part of the narrative in CIVIL is my visit to France to research a family member who had assisted the French Resistance in securing and hiding Allied Airmen shot down in France. In fact, his whole family was involved in the efforts. Will Walks was a Canadian WW1 veteran (Veterinarian) who fell in love with a French lady, and they raised a family in Noyon, France, after the war.
Part of my research, including going to the home where they hid these airmen, is learning about how they did so. Reading or listening to an account helps. I found this…
If you love The Girl and the Bombardier...
Aggressor
It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.
The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…
Want books like The Girl and the Bombardier?
Our community of 13,000+ authors has personally recommended 92 books like The Girl and the Bombardier.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,398
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like The Girl and the Bombardier, you might also like...
Sea Change
David Fletcher needs a surgeon, stat! But when he captures a British merchantman in the Caribbean, what he gets is Charley Alcott, an apprentice physician barely old enough to shave. Needs must, and Captain Fletcher takes the prisoner back aboard his ship with orders to do his best or he’ll…
Aftermath
Robin dreamed of attending Yale and using her brain. Kory lived on the streets of Seattle and relied on his brawn. Without the asteroid, they never would have met.
For three years, Robin and her grandfather have been hiding, trusting no one. When a biker gang moves into town, Robin…
