During WWII the USSR's GRU, in charge of military intelligence, set up clandestine transmitters throughout western Europe for communist agents to beam intelligence to the Soviet Union. The story of how the network was established and how it was unraveled by using the Gestapo, the Abwehr, and the German Army's radio detection equipment to locate the "pianists" who were tapping out coded messages to the Soviets. The story has everything: tragedy, great escapes, close calls, intriguing details, incredible characters and believable villains. If you've never heard of this spy network you should really learn about it and the role it played in WWII.
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