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Tony mendez was born on november 15, 1940 in eureka, nevada, usa as antonio joseph mendez. Download link will be immediately available after checkout. In the confusing and chaotic takeover, six americans escaped in his new book, argo. Dec 21, 2018 buy master disguise pb reprint by mendez, antonio j isbn. Mendez reveals the cunning tricks and insights that helped save hundreds from deadly situations. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Be the first to ask a question about the master of disguise.
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Antonio mendez talked about his book the master of disguise. He died on january 19, 2019 in frederick, maryland, usa. I had no idea the cia used disguises of the type mendez talks about in the book. My secret life in the cia 9780688163020 by antonio j. Two masters of disguise reveal the tools and operations that helped win. Argo the master of disguise by antonio mendez, author. See all 9 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I have added the authors other two books, the master of disguise. The mendez s have written four books, the moscow rules, argo, spy dust, and the master of disguise, which are currently available on this site. Pdf the master of disguise download full pdf book download. From the author of argo comes an unforgettable behind the scenes story of espionage in action.
To all the members of our families who also served the cause. He is an awardwinning painter and the author of the master of disguise and spy dust. Fascinating memoir from a husbandandwife team of spooky gamesmanship in the cold wars deadly back alleys. Mendez is not modest about his considerable accomplishments. Adept at creating new identities for anyone, anywhere, mendez was involved in. Jonna hiestand was born in 1945 in campbellsville, kentucky. Since joining the obituaries section in 2015, he has profiled. The book describes the authors twentyfive year career in. Preface i decided to write this memoir in september 1997, when the. His first book was lauded in 2002 by john hollister hedley, former chairman of the cias. A recipient of the cias intelligence star of valor and the trailblazer award, he is the author of argo and the master of disguise. In 1963, she graduated from high school in wichita, kansas and went on to attend college at wichita state. May some of ebooks not available on your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of library websites. Yet, i felt like this book was just a great story told in a lecture or ted talk.
There was a tv show on a couple of years ago called the agency that featured some of the forgery and disguise work, but i dont know how much of that was real and how much was hollywood. The retired, highly decorated chief of disguise for the cia highlights his adventurous 25year career. His most recent book is argo, which tells the story of the operation he ran to rescue six americans hiding in the canadian embassy in tehran during the hostage crisis. The master of disguise is, in fact, a master of deception, and mendezs true stories of his cia operations are inspiring lessons in illusion. A forgery artist and master of disguise for the cia, tony mendez once.
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