Code name: Lise : the true story of the woman who became WWII's most highly decorated spy
Title:
Code name: Lise : the true story of the woman who became WWII's most highly decorated spy
Author:
Loftis, Larry, author.
ISBN:
9781501198656
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Edition:
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Description:
xxi, 360 pages : illustrations, map, portraits, facsimile ; 24 cm
Contents:
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.
Abstract:
"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.
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