Antonio J. Méndez
Antonio Joseph "Tony" Méndez was an American CIA technical operations officer who specialized in clandestine and covert CIA operations. He smuggled six State Department employees out of Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis, an operation portrayed in the movie Argo. He wrote multiple memoirs about his CIA experiences.
5 Books Written
Spy Dust: Two Masters of Disguise Reveal the Tools & Operations That Helped Win the Cold War
by Antonio J. Méndez
Rating: 3.9 ⭐
Reviewed & released by the CIA, opening a window on the actual world of espionage--elusive identities, sophisticated gadgetry, triple-think strategies--"Spy Dust" reveals more about US intelligence techniques abroad than most published works of nonfiction. Moscow, 1988--the twilight of the Cold War. The KGB is at its most ruthless & has indisputably gained the upper hand over C
Part of "The ultimate spy club" series for kids
Argo: How the CIA & Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History
by Antonio J. Méndez
Rating: 3.9 ⭐
The true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from IranOn November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and held dozens of Americans hostage, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics that still reverberates today. Beaneath this crisis another shocking story was known by only a select few: six Americans escaped the embas
A short historical monograph, written by the CIA's "Master of Disguise," about the rescue of American Embassy employees after the Iranians overthrew the Shah in 1980. This true story is dramatized in the upcoming Ben Affleck film "ARGO."
The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War
by Antonio J. Méndez
Rating: 3.9 ⭐
From the spymaster and inspiration for the movie Argo: how a group of brilliant but under-supported CIA operatives developed breakthrough spy tactics that helped turn the tide of the Cold WarAntonio Mendez arrived in Moscow in 1976, at one of the most dangerous moments in the Cold War. Soviets kept files on all foreigners, studied their patterns, tapped their phones, and