“The Girl and the Bombardier” is a novel by Susan Tate Ankeny that tells the story of a woman named Susan who is sorting through the belongings of her late father, a World War II bomber who rescued a burning B-17 in Nazi-occupied France in 1944. While going through her father’s possessions, Susan discovers two boxes that contain letters, photographs, and other mementos from her father’s time in the war. As she delves deeper into her father’s past, Susan uncovers secrets about his experiences during the war and begins to understand the impact that those experiences had on him and his family.

The novel explores themes of family, love, loss, and the lasting effects of war on those who fight in it and their loved ones. Through Susan’s journey of discovery, readers are given a glimpse into the lives of those who served in World War II and the sacrifices they made for their country.

Overall, “The Girl and the Bombardier” is a poignant and moving novel that offers a unique perspective on one of the most significant events in modern history.

• The Girl and the Bombardier

• A True Story of Resistance and Rescue in Nazi-Occupied France
• By: Susan Tate Ankeny
• Narrated by: Karen White

Susan Tate Ankeny is sorting through the belongings of her late father – a World War II bomber who rescued a burning B-17 in Nazi-occupied France in 1944 – when she found two boxes. On one side was her father’s Air Force uniform, and on the other was an unfinished memoir, a stack of envelopes, black-and-white photographs, mission reports, dog tags, and fake IDs that were he used when he escaped. Ankeny has spent more than a decade since that time tracking down letterwriters, their loved ones, and anyone who played a part in her father’s story, culminating in a trip to France, where she rediscovered his path with those who guided him more than 60 years ago.

A remarkable hero emerges – Godelieve Van Laere – as just a teenage girl as she saves fallen Lieutenant Dean Tate, risking his life and forging a friendship that will last for a world new century.

The result is a wonderful, multifaceted World War II story about the transformation of a small-town American boy into a bomber, the suspense and chaos of a war. aerial combat, and the horror of jumping out of a burning plane over enemy territory. It distinguished the action of a little-known French resistance network for Allied pilots known as the Shelburne. And it sheds light on the courage and wisdom of a young woman who risked her life to save others.

The author does a wonderful job of describing her father’s journey. If you love true WWII stories, this is for you.

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