Argo : How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History

Mendez, Antonio & Balio, Matt

ISBN 10: 0241964598 / ISBN 13: 9780241964590

Published by Hamish Hamilton, UK, 2012

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Medium Trade Paperback. 310 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hamish Hamilton, UK, 2012. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran - Now a major Ben Affleck film. On 4 November 1979, Iranian militants stormed the US embassy in Tehran and held dozens of Americans hostage. Beneath this crisis another shocking story was known by only a select few- six Americans escaped the embassy and hid within the city. A top-level CIA officer named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet risky plan to rescue them. Disguising himself as a Hollywood producer, and supported by a cast of CIA operatives, foreign agents and special-effects artists, Mendez travelled to Tehran under the guise of scouting locations for a fake science-fiction film called Argo. After three decades, Antonio Mendez finally details this extraordinarily complex and dangerous operation. A riveting story of secret identities and international intrigue, Argo is the pulse-pounding account of the history-making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage. 'James Bond's Q comes to life. This gripping, true story of a white-knuckle operation reads like a thriller. Full of authentic detail and characters, of bravery and drama, it's a must-read.' Stella Rimington, former General Director, MI5 'This true spy story has it all- guile audacity and bravery in a struggle with a fanatic and lethal enemy, a crucial role played by a loyal ally, and a marvellous conspiracy with Hollywood.' James Woolsey, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; ISBN/EAN: 9780241964590. Inventory No: 21060107.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Argo : How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History
• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, UK
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241964598
• ISBN 13: 9780241964590
• Binding: Medium Trade Paperback
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Politics & Government

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Synopsis

Antonio Mendez And Matt Baglio

About the Author

Antonio Mendez served in the CIA for twenty-five years and is a highly decorated CIA officer, one of the top 50 officers in its first 50 years and a recipient of the Intelligence Star for Valor for the ARGO operation. The author of The Master of Disguise and Spy Dust, Mendez lives with his family in rural Washington County, Maryland.

Matt Baglio has worked for a variety of news organizations and magazines. Author ofthe bestselling The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist, he divides his time between California and Italy.