PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- ISBN 9780241964590
- Categories Biographies and Memoirs, BX, BXOS, NF BIO, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction: Humanities, WBD
- Author(s) Antonio Mendez
- Publisher Matt Baglio
- Pages 310
- Format Paperback
- Dimensions 12.7cm x 2.1cm x 19.7cm
- Weight 0.28 kg
product description
On 4 November 1979, Iranian militants stormed the US embassy in Tehran and held dozens of Americans hostage. Beneath this crisis another story was known by only a few: six Americans escaped the embassy and hid within the city. Antonio Mendez, a top CIA officer, devised an engenious yet risky plan to rescue them. Disguisign himself as a Hollywod 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 complex and dangerous operation. A riveting story of secret identities and international intrigue, Argo is a pulsating account of the collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage. This book may contains minor shelf wear.