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

ISBN-13: 9780241964590 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 320 str.

Antonio J. Mendez

Opis

Tehran, November 1979. Militant students stormed the American embassy and held 60 Americans captive for a gruelling 444 days. But until now the CIA has never revealed the twist to the Iran Hostage Crisis: six Americans escaped. The escape plot was run by Antonio Mendez, head of the CIA's extraction team and a master of disguise.

Recenzje

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 Dame Stella Rimington, former director general, MI5

O autorze

Antonio Mendez was cited by Richard Clarke as one of the top two or three CIA agents in history. He received the CIA's Intelligence Medal of Merit, the Trailblazer Medallion and the Intelligence Star - for his rescue of six Americans from revolutionary Iran. He and his wife, also a famed agent, were technical consultants on the television series 'The Agency' and founding board members of the International Spy Museum in Washington.