Code name: Lise : the true story of the woman who became WWII's most highly decorated spy Cover Image

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Code name: Lise : the true story of the woman who became WWII's most highly decorated spy / Larry Loftis.

Summary:

"The extraordinary true story of Odette Sansom, the British spy who operated in occupied France and fell in love with her commanding officer during World War II--perfect for fans of Unbroken, The Boys in the Boat, and Code Girls."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781501198656 (hardcover)
Physical Description: xxi, 360 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-350) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Dramatis personae -- Preface -- Prologue -- Duty -- Jinxed -- Mission to Marseille -- The briefcase -- Control -- The kiss -- Pearl of the French Alps -- Grand Duke -- Lifeless -- The beam -- They will send for you -- Tick, tick -- The Black Hollow -- Viennese waltzes -- All my love -- Lily of the valley -- The bunker -- The slaughter -- Still warm -- Pierre -- Hunting the hunter -- Fanning the damned -- Completing the loop -- Epilogue -- Appendix: the SOE official history affair.