Spy Dust; Two Masters of Disguise Reveal the Tools and Operations That Helped Win the Cold War
New York: Atria Books, 2002. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. viii, [2], 306, [4] pages. Illustrations. Glossary. Index. Slight wear to DJ. Inscribed and signed by both main authors (Antonio & Jonna Mendez) on title page. .Antonio Joseph "Tony" Mendez (born November 15, 1940) is an American CIA technical operations officer, now retired, who specialized in support of clandestine and covert CIA operations. He has written three memoirs about his CIA experiences. Mendez was decorated, and is now widely known, for his on-the-scene management of the "Canadian Caper" during the Iran hostage crisis, in which he exfiltrated six American diplomats from Iran in January 1980. He arranged to have them pose as a Canadian film crew. As part of their cover, the diplomats carried passports issued by the Canadian government to document them as Canadian citizens. After declassification of records, the full details of the operation were reported in a 2007 article by Joshuah Bearman in Wired magazine. This was loosely adapted for the screenplay and development of the 2012 Academy Award-winning film Argo, directed by Ben Affleck, who also starred as Mendez. More