Tony Mendez is a retired CIA officer who worked undercover for 25
years, participating in some of the most important operations of
the Cold War. He earned the CIA's Intelligence Medal of Merit and
was chosen as one of 50 officers to be awarded the Trailblazer
Medallion.
He is an award-winning painter and the author of The Master of
Disguise and Spy Dust, which he co-wrote with his wife Jonna
Mendez, also a retired intelligence officer. 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 operation inspired the Warner Brothers feature
film of the same name. Mendez currently lives and works in his
studios and gallery on his farm in Maryland with his wife.
"A rare and unique glimpse into the CIA's Office of Technical Services, and, in particular, into the secret work undertaken to supportclandestine operations. A thoroughly absorbing read for both the aficionado and the layman." -- Nigel West
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