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The true story of the woman who became WWII s most highly decorated spy 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.In Code 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. Best Read Code Name Author Larry Loftis For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is an incredible story of war, intrigue, love and a whole lot of courage It is the story of Odette Sansom whose moral code would not allow her to sit back and do nothing as the Nazi made their march on Europe At great personal expense, she left her family and her life to act as a courier for the British SOE Special Organization Executive , whose function was to cause as much difficulty as they could for the Nazi through acts of sabotage The strength and courage this woman had in the fac This is an incredible story of war, intrigue, love and a whole lot of courage It is the story of Odette Sansom whose moral code would not allow her to sit back and do nothing as the Nazi made their march on Europe At great personal expense, she left her family and her life to act as a courier for the British SOE Special Organization Executive , whose function was to cause as much difficulty as they could for the Nazi through acts of sabotage The strength and courage this woman had in the face of the Nazis was astounding and inspiring Throughout her work and capture what was most striking was her absolute fearlessness and absolute refusal to compromise the people she worked with no matter how the Nazi s tried to break her Code Name Lis...Not too often, but once in a while, a true story is so intense, thrilling, and adventurous that reading it you just might think you re reading fiction Filled with espionage, war, romance, torture, imprisonment, and desperation, Odette s story is inspiring and fascinating Leaving three young children behind while her husband is on the front lines, Odette volunteered to go behind enemy lines in Occupied France and work on behalf of the resistance At first, reluctant to become a spy and thinking Not too often, but once in a while, a true story is so intense, thrilling, and adventurous that reading it you just might think you re reading fiction Filled with espionage, war, romance, torture, imprisonment, and desperation, Odette s story is inspiring and fascinating Leaving three young children behind while her husband is on the front lines, Odette volunteered to go behind enemy lines in Occupied France and work on behalf of the resistance At first, reluctant to become a spy and thinking she d never make it out of training school, she became the most decorated woman in WW2 Britain Steadfast, determined, sure of herself, even after capture by the Germans and sent to the infamous prison camp, Ravensbruck, a world beyond the walls of hell Tortured to ...4.5 StarsI was lucky enough to read an early copy, and it s just splendid a grand adventure, part thriller, part love story, full of wonderful details about the tradecraft of wartime espionage and the names of dozens of unsun...It s 1942 and German troops have occupied most of Europe A French woman named Odette Sansom wants to do her part to fight the Germans and manages to become a spy code named Lise She joins forces with an English officer named Peter Churchill who will be her commanding officer Remarkably, Odette had once been married and still had three children but she persuades a relative to take care of them while she fulfills her patriotic duty for France Odette is alone in Arles, France on Christmas eve It s 1942 and German troops have occupied most of Europe A French woman named Odette Sansom wants to do her part to fight the Germans and manages to become a spy code named Lise She joins forces with an ...First sentence Major Guthrie looked again at the photographs Premise plot The subtitle of this one tells you essentially everything you need to know to decide if this book is for you the true story of the woman who became WWII s most highly decorated spy Since I seek out fiction and nonfiction set during this time, it was enough for me to put the book on hold Odette, the spy, in some ways was your average person She was married Her husband was in active service can t remember which br First sentence Major Guthrie looked again at the p...I received a free copy thanks to Goodreads.This biography is interesting to discover Odette Sansom s life during WWII However, since it is not the first biography, without reading the previous ones it is hard to evaluate its own value.Indeed, the most interesting part of the book is the last one, the chapter talking about the controversy after the war when different stakeholders published their memoirs and other tried to diminish them Since this fact checking portion clearly presents different I received a free copy thanks to Goodreads.This biography is interesting to discover Odette Sansom s life during WWII However, since it is not the first biography, without reading the previous ones it is hard to evaluate its own value.Indeed, the most interesting part of the book is the last one, the chapter talking about the controversy after the war when different stakeholders published their memoirs and other tried to diminish them Since this fact checking portion clearly presents different arguments and points of view, it is a good conclusion.Several technical flaws in the uncorrected proof that I received made it difficult to read sometimes misplaced words, incorrect translation from English to French, lack of...Set in occupied France during World War II, this is an exciting story of life as an SOE agent working with the French Resistance which has as its chief character the brave and resourceful Odette Sansom The author effectively conveys the atmosphere of suspicion experienced by those living through those times and for those involved in Resistance activities, the ...Code Name Lise by Larry Loftis Odette Sansom Hallowes is also known as Odette Churchill and was recruited by the SOE in 1942.My problem with this biography are the conversations While some of these can be documented in general, using this as dialogue feels too much like fiction I prefer a third person account unless conversations can be documented verbatim with appropriate footnotes.Odette Sansom was a French woman married to an Englishman and joined the SOE in 1942 I did like the referen Code Name Lise by Larry Loftis Odette Sansom Hallowes is also known as Odette Churchill and was recruited by the SOE in 1942.My problem with this biography are the conversations While some of these can be documented in general, using this as dialogue feels too much like fiction I pr...Forreviews and bookish posts please visit Name Lise The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII s Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis is a non fiction book about a British spy operating in occupied France Mr Lofits was a corporate attorney, but is now a full time writer.The one thing which I immediately realized by reading this book is that the author has much sympathy for his subject Odette Sansom, Lise, was not just the most decorated woman, but Forreviews and bookish posts please visit Name Lise The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII s Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis is a non fiction book about a British spy operating in occupied France Mr Lofits was a corporate attorney, but is now a full time writer.The one thing which I immediately realized by reading this book is that the author has much sympathy for his subject Odette Sansom, Lise, was not just the most decorated woman, but the most decorated woman of the whole war.Code Name Lise The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII s Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis tells an amazing story, and it s one of those book which I love, the author taking a real story and writing it as if it were a nov...

Code Name
  • English
  • 24 May 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 384 pages
  • 1501198653
  • Larry Loftis
  • Code Name