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How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History
$45.87
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
2 October 2012
Summary
The declassified CIA story that inspired the new film from Ben Affleck and George Clooney.
Tehran, November 1979. Militant students stormed the American embassy and held sixty Americans captive for a grueling 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. Mendez came up with an idea so daring and potentially fo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241964590 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241964598 |
| Author: | Antonio Mendez, Matt Baglio |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 222g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 131mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
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
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
Antonio Mendez
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.
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