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Code Name: Lise by Larry Loftis

Code Name: Lise

The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy

by Larry Loftis
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  • Jan 15, 2019, 384 pages
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  • Nov 2019, 400 pages
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Behind her she could hear him, the barking closer.

He would be on her in seconds.

She broke through the tree line and pushed ahead, stumbling in the darkness. It couldn't be much farther.

There was a crash as the dog lunged into the thicket where she had crossed.

Faster! Faster! She had to keep moving.

The Shepherd closed, growling and thrashing through the underbrush.

It was the only way.

She plunged in.

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