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

Code Name: Lise tells the true story of Odette Sansom, a British spy who operated in occupied France during World War II. In 1942, Sansom decides to become an SOE agent to support Britain and France. After five failed attempts and a plane crash, she finally lands in occupied France to begin her mission, where she meets her commanding officer, Captain Peter Churchill. As Sansom and Churchill complete missions together, they fall in love. However, they are hunted by German secret police sergeant Hugo Bleicher, who eventually captures them. They are imprisoned in Paris's Fresnes prison and later sent to concentration camps in Germany, where they endure starvation, beatings, and torture. Throughout their ordeal, they maintain hope and protect the identities of their colleagues. Larry Loftis weaves together the romance between Sansom and Churchill with the pursuit by Sergeant Bleicher, presenting a portrait of courage, patriotism, and love during one of history's darkest periods.