9781501198663-1501198661-Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy

Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy

ISBN-13: 9781501198663
ISBN-10: 1501198661
Edition: Reprint
Author: Larry Loftis
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Gallery Books
Format: Paperback 400 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781501198663
ISBN-10: 1501198661
Edition: Reprint
Author: Larry Loftis
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Gallery Books
Format: Paperback 400 pages

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Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy (ISBN-13: 9781501198663 and ISBN-10: 1501198661), written by authors Larry Loftis, was published by Gallery Books in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Women (Specific Groups, Law Enforcement, Professionals & Academics, Espionage, True Crime, France, European History, Germany, Great Britain, World War II, Military History, Women in History, World History, Cultural & Regional) books. You can easily purchase or rent Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Women books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.4.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist
Florida Book Awards Silver Medalist
Featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, New York Newsday, and on Today!
Best Nonfiction Books to Read in 2019—Woman’s Day
The Best Nonfiction Books Coming Out This Year—BookBub
“A nonfiction thriller.”—The Wall Street Journal

From internationally bestselling author of the “gripping” (Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Into the Lion’s Mouth comes 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 Nightingale, and Code Girls.

The year is 1942, and World War II is in full swing. Odette Sansom decides to follow in her war hero father’s footsteps by becoming an SOE agent to aid Britain and her beloved homeland, France. Five failed attempts and one plane crash later, she finally lands in occupied France to begin her mission. It is here that she meets her commanding officer Captain Peter Churchill.

As they successfully complete mission after mission, Peter and Odette fall in love. All the while, they are being hunted by the cunning German secret police sergeant, Hugo Bleicher, who finally succeeds in capturing them. They are sent to Paris’s Fresnes prison, and from there to concentration camps in Germany where they are starved, beaten, and tortured. But in the face of despair, they never give up hope, their love for each other, or the whereabouts of their colleagues.

InCode Name: Lise, Larry Loftis paints a portrait of true courage, patriotism, and love—of two incredibly heroic people who endured unimaginable horrors and degradations. He seamlessly weaves together the touching romance between Odette and Peter and the thrilling cat and mouse game between them and Sergeant Bleicher. With this amazing testament to the human spirit, Loftis proves once again that he is adept at writing “nonfiction that reads like a page-turning novel” (Parade).
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