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

Description: Argo : How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled off the Most Audacious Rescue in History - Antonio Mendez And Matt Baglio Synopsis: The true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from IranOn November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and held dozens of Americans hostage, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics that still reverberates today. Beneath this crisis another shocking story was known by only a select few: six Americans escaped the embassy and hid within a city roiling with suspicion and fear. A top-level CIA officer named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them before they were detected. Disguising himself as a Hollywood producer, and supported by a cast of expert forgers, deep-cover CIA operatives, foreign agents, and Hollywood special-effects artists, Mendez traveled to Tehran under the guise of scouting locations for a fake science fiction film called "Argo." While pretending to find the ideal film backdrops, Mendez and a colleague succeeded in contacting the escapees and eventually smuggled them out of Iran.After more than three decades, Antonio Mendez finally details the extraordinarily complex and dangerous operation he led. A riveting story of secret identities, international intrigue, and good old-fashioned American ingenuity, Argo is the pulse-pounding account of the history-making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage. Condition: Used Acceptable; Previous Owner Sticker on Inside Blank Page; Author Signed on Title Page; Heavy Pink Highlighting Throughout Inside Pages; Readable Copy; Solid Binding

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Signed By: Antonio Mendez

Signed: Yes

Ex Libris: No

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Original Language: English

Intended Audience: Adults

Inscribed: No

Edition: First Edition

Vintage: No

Personalize: No

Type: Memoir/Espionage Hardcover Book

Unit Type: Unit

Literary Movement: Post-Modernism

Era: 2010s

Personalized: No

Features: Dust Jacket

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Unit Quantity: 1

Book Title: Argo : How the Cia and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History

Number of Pages: 320 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Publication Year: 2012

Item Height: 1 in

Topic: United States / 20th Century, Intelligence & Espionage, International Relations / General, Middle East / Iran, International Relations / Diplomacy

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Political Science, History

Item Weight: 17.8 Oz

Author: Matt Baglio, Antonio J. Mendez

Item Length: 9.2 in

Item Width: 6.1 in

Format: Hardcover