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THE MOSCOW RULES
Jonna Mendez Matt Baglio Tony Mendez
The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War
Antonio Mendez and his future wife Jonna were CIA operatives working to spy on Moscow in the late 1970s, at one of the most dangerous moments in the Cold War. Soviets kept files on all foreigners, studied their patterns, and tapped their phones. Intelligence work was effectively impossible. The Soviet threat loomed larger than ever.
The Moscow Rules tells the story of the intelligence breakthroughs that turned the odds in America's favor. As experts in disguise, Antonio and Jonna were instrumental in developing a series of tactics--Hollywood-inspired identity swaps, ingenious evasion techniques, and an armory of James Bond-style gadgets--that allowed CIA officers to outmaneuver the KGB.
As Russia again rises in opposition to America, this remarkable story is a tribute to those who risked everything for their country, and to the ingenuity that allowed them to succeed.
Antonio (Tony) Mendezserved in the CIA for twenty-five years and was a highly decorated CIA officer, one of the top 50 officers in its first 50 years and a recipient of the Intelligence Star for Valor for the ARGO operation. The author of The Master of Disguise andSpy Dust, Mendez lived with his family in rural Washington County, Maryland. He died in January 2019 at age 78.
Jonna Mendez is a former Chief of Disguise with over twenty-five years of experience as a CIA officer working in Moscow and other sensitive areas. She co-wrote Spy Dust with her husband about their shared experience in Moscow during the twilight of the Cold War.
Matt Bagliohas worked for a variety of news organizations and magazines. Author of the bestselling The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist, he divides his time between California and Italy.
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Published 2019-05-21 by Public Affairs |