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

by Loftis, Larry.

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Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2019.

940.548641 L829c

Odette, 1912-1995.

Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France.

9781501198656 (hc.)

Alternate title:

True story of the woman who became World War II's most highly decorated spy

1st Gallery books hardcover ed.

xxi, 360 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

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

Dramatis personae -- Preface -- 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.

"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."--From publisher.

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