TY - BOOK AU - Mendez,Antonio J. AU - Baglio,Matt TI - Argo: how the CIA and Hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history SN - 9780670026227 (hc) AV - E183.8.I55 M46 2012 U1 - 955.05/42 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Viking KW - Mendez, Antonio J. KW - United States KW - Central Intelligence Agency KW - Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 KW - Diplomats KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Canada KW - Foreign relations KW - Iran N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-310) N2 - 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. ER -