Code Name: Lise
by Larry Loftis
"The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy"
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Code Name: Lise by Larry Loftis
Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Spying
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
Europe
Published Date:
2019
ISBN13:
9781501198656
Summary
Code Name Lise tells the remarkable true story of Odette Sansom, a French-born British spy who became one of World War II's most decorated women. Working for Britain's Special Operations Executive, she was sent into occupied France to support the resistance against Nazi forces. After being captured and tortured by the Gestapo, she survived imprisonment in Ravensbrück concentration camp through extraordinary courage and resilience. Larry Loftis chronicles her dangerous missions, her unwavering bravery under interrogation, and the decorations she received, including the George Cross, making her story one of the war's most inspiring tales of heroism.
