{"product_id":"argo-how-the-cia-and-hollywood","title":"ARGO: HOW THE CIA AND HOLLYWOOD","description":"The true account of a daring rescue that inspired the film ARGO, winner of the 2012 Academy Award for Best Picture\n\nOn November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics still reverberating today. But there is a little-known drama connected to the crisis: six Americans escaped. And a top-level CIA officer named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them before they were detected.\n\nDisguising himself as a Hollywood producer, and supported by a cast of expert forgers, deep cover CIA operatives, foreign agents, and Hollywood special effects artists, Mendez traveled to Tehran under the guise of scouting locations for a fake science fiction film called Argo. While pretending to find the perfect film backdrops, Mendez and a colleague succeeded in contacting the escapees, and smuggling them out of Iran.\n\nAntonio Mendez finally details the extraordinarily complex and dangerous operation he led more than three decades ago. A riveting story of secret identities and international intrigue, Argo is the gripping account of the history-making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0147509734\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UI56007VI0_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mendez, Antonio|Baglio, Matt\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43300594286653,"sku":"31UI56007VI0_ns","price":5.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0147509734-0.jpg?v=1782596288","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/argo-how-the-cia-and-hollywood","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}