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Code name : Lise : the true story of World War II's most highly decorated woman

2019

Format:	Book
Author:	Loftis, Larry.
Title:	Code name : Lise : the true story of World War II's most highly decorated woman / Larry Loftis.

Other Title:	Code name Lise, the true story of World War II's most highly decorated woman
Edition:	First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Publisher, Date:	New York, NY : Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., [2019]
Description:	xxi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:	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.

Subjects:	Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography. Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography. World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France.

ISBN:	9781501198656 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1501198653 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Control Number:	1752423

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