Mendez, Antonio J.

Argo : how the CIA and Hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history / Antonio J. Mendez and Matt Baglio. - New York : Viking, c2012. - viii, 310 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-310).

In 1979 Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages; six Americans escaped. CIA agent Antonio Mendez devised a plan to rescue them. He and his team pretended to film a foreign movie in Iran in an attempt to rescue the six escaped Americans.

9780670026227 (hc) 0670026220 (hc) 9780147509734

2012014991


Mendez, Antonio J.


United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981.
Diplomats--History--United States--20th century.


Canada--Foreign relations--Iran.
Iran--Foreign relations--Canada.

E183.8.I55 / M46 2012

955.05/42

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