The Master of Disguise

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The Master of Disguise is a 1990 nonfiction book by former CIA officer Antonio J. Mendez recounting his covert operations and expertise in espionage tradecraft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
nonfiction book
about CIA tradecraft
Cold War espionage
career of Antonio J. Mendez
technical operations in espionage
author Antonio J. Mendez
basedOnExperienceOf Antonio J. Mendez
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes CIA clandestine operations
cover identities
exfiltration operations
human intelligence operations
identity transformations
operational disguises
field intelligence studies
security studies
focusesOn CIA Office of Technical Service
genre espionage literature
memoir
nonfiction
hasContributor Central Intelligence Agency Publications Review Board
hasForm print
hasNotableCharacter Antonio J. Mendez
hasOccupationOfProtagonist CIA officer
hasSubtitle My Secret Life in the CIA
hasTheme identity
innovation in espionage
risk in covert operations
secrecy
hasTitle The Master of Disguise self-link
language English
mainSubject Central Intelligence Agency
covert operations
disguise
espionage
tradecraft
narrativePerspective first-person
portrays methods of clandestine communication
operational security practices
use of disguises in espionage
publicationDate 1990
settingPeriod Cold War
targetAudience general readership
readers interested in espionage
readers interested in intelligence history
workExampleOf intelligence memoir

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Description of subject: The Master of Disguise is a 1990 nonfiction book by former CIA officer Antonio J. Mendez recounting his covert operations and expertise in espionage tradecraft.

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The Master of Disguise hasTitle The Master of Disguise self-link