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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

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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…

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