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

English

ISBN: 0670026220

EAN: 9780670026227

Category: Political Science / International Relations / General/Political Science / Intelligence & Espionage/History / United States / 20Th Century/Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 09/25/2012

Age Range: 18-null

Synopsis: The true, declassified account of CIA operative Tony Mendezs daring rescue of American hostages in Iran that inspired the critically-acclaimed film directed by and starring Ben Affleck, and co-starring John Goodman, Alan Arkin, and Bryan Cranston. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics still reverberating today. But there is a little-known drama connected to the crisis: six Americans escaped. And 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 perfect film backdrops, Mendez and a colleague succeeded in contacting the escapees, and smuggling them out of Iran. Antonio Mendez finally details the extraordinarily complex and dangerous operation he led more than three decades ago. A riveting story of secret identities and international intrigue, Argo is the gripping account of the history-making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage.

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

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.1 inches

Width: 6.3 inches

Length: 9.35 inches

Weight: 17.95 oz

Pages: 352