The Cry of the Marsh Bird

7 hrs. 22 min.

Language Russian

Author Alexander Tamonikov

Narrator Vitaly Sulimov

Description

The most interesting novels about Stalin’s special forces—SMERSH. 1944. In a concentration camp under the Belarusian town of Astapovichi, an Abwehr reconnaissance school operates. Our agents are infiltrated there under the guise of traitors—SMERSH officers Pyotr Starikov and Evdokim Lysyukhin. Earning the school leadership’s trust, the officers begin forming sabotage groups from among Soviet prisoners of war. In essence, the SMERSH people organize mass escapes for us under cover. But the Germans suddenly suspect something is wrong. The counterintelligence officers understand that they are close to being exposed. They prepare to deliver the final fight, not realizing where the real threat is hiding… “Death to spies!” (SMERSH) was the short and merciless name of a special NKVD unit subordinate to I. Stalin. Created during the war, it consisted of trusted, battle-tested, honest and fearless officers of the Red Army. SMERSH were feared by everyone—both the fascist saboteurs preparing diversions in our combat formations and the Hitler’s accomplices operating deep in the Soviet rear. The enemy knew: if the fighters of Stalin’s special forces have been put on his trail, there will be no avoiding a fair and swift verdict. Novels in the SMERSH—Stalin’s special forces series are always a thrilling dynamic plot and new historical knowledge—an action-driven story written in simple, understandable language. The total print run of A. Tamonikov’s books is over 10 million copies!