Book Review 4: ARGO

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The US embassy in Tehran, Iran had been overrun.  Several Americans were taken hostage and would not be released for over a year.  Several others had escaped the compound, but had to be extricated.  ARGO recounts Agent Mendez’s outside-of-the-box solution – pretending to be a film crew.  From counterfeiting documents to opening a bogus, although manned, office in Hollywood to becoming familiar with a script that was totally fabricated, this book recounts the journey of the successful extrication.  Some parts were fascinating; some were a little laborious.  Overall an interesting read.

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[symple_accordion_section title=”TITLE“] ARGO[/symple_accordion_section]
[symple_accordion_section title=”AUTHOR“] Antonio J. Mendez, Matt Baglio[/symple_accordion_section]

[symple_accordion_section title=”YEAR“]  2012 [/symple_accordion_section]

[symple_accordion_section title=”TYPE“] recent history [/symple_accordion_section]
[symple_accordion_section title=”ISBN“] 978-0-6700-2622-7 [/symple_accordion_section]
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[symple_tab title=”Readability“] Fairly easy.  Only a few dragging spots. [/symple_tab]
[symple_tab title=”Time of reading“] 5.5 hrs.  – 8.5 hrs. [/symple_tab]
[symple_tab title=”Recommended for…“] History buffs.  CIA buffs.  General public. [/symple_tab][symple_tab title=”Not recommended for…“] Iranians or any other enemies we may have to infiltrate as some point.[/symple_tab]

[symple_tab title=”Grabbing Power“] I’d give it 7.0 out of 10 [/symple_tab]

[symple_tab title=”Relevancy“]  2 out of 10 [/symple_tab]
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