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A review by kapgar
Argo: How the CIA & Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History by Antonio J. Méndez
4.0
I've had this book in my possession for a year and a half now. I originally bought it right around the time I first saw the movie and in anticipation of reading it while cruise-bound in the Caribbean. It never happened. So it languished on my shelf until I finally picked it back up last month.
I don't know why I waited, it's a really good book.
Antonio Mendez is a real CIA operative. He has worked in covert ops for a while creating false documents and IDs for agents in the field as well as for himself and then moved into costumes and makeups to back up those documents. In 1979, he received the orders to create an entire plan to exfiltrate six "houseguests" in hiding under the watch of the Canadian embassy in Tehran, Iran. With the help of Hollywood, Mendez and his team went to work.
Most people know the story because of the film of the same name that came out in 2012 directed by and starring Ben Affleck. But there are extreme differences primarily involving the participation of the Canadian government, which is really only glossed over (at best) in the movie. If you want the real story, insofar as declassified documents will allow, check the book out. It's a quick, but engrossing, read.
I don't know why I waited, it's a really good book.
Antonio Mendez is a real CIA operative. He has worked in covert ops for a while creating false documents and IDs for agents in the field as well as for himself and then moved into costumes and makeups to back up those documents. In 1979, he received the orders to create an entire plan to exfiltrate six "houseguests" in hiding under the watch of the Canadian embassy in Tehran, Iran. With the help of Hollywood, Mendez and his team went to work.
Most people know the story because of the film of the same name that came out in 2012 directed by and starring Ben Affleck. But there are extreme differences primarily involving the participation of the Canadian government, which is really only glossed over (at best) in the movie. If you want the real story, insofar as declassified documents will allow, check the book out. It's a quick, but engrossing, read.