Argo
how the CIA and Hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history
Mendez, Antonio J.
creator
Baglio, Matt.
text
bibliography
biography
nyu
New York
Viking
c2012
2012
monographic
eng
viii, 310 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
Antonio J. Mendez and Matt Baglio.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-310).
Mendez, Antonio J
United States.
Central Intelligence Agency.
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981
Diplomats
United States
History
20th century
Canada
Foreign relations
Iran
Iran
Foreign relations
Canada
E183.8.I55 M46 2012
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9780147509734
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