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.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Master of Disguise canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1105491 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Master of Disguise Context triple: [Argo, basedOn, The Master of Disguise]
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A.
The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask is a 1955 swashbuckling adventure film set in post-revolutionary France, known for its masked-hero storyline and for featuring actress Jarma Lewis in its cast.
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B.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
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C.
The Spy
"The Spy" is an 1821 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper set during the American Revolutionary War, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of American fiction.
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D.
The Mandrake
The Mandrake is a satirical Renaissance comedy play by Niccolò Machiavelli that critiques corruption, morality, and social hypocrisy in 16th-century Florence.
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E.
Behind a Mask
"Behind a Mask" is a sensation-style novella by Louisa May Alcott, originally published under a pseudonym, that follows a cunning governess who deceives a wealthy family for personal gain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Master of Disguise Target entity description: 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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A.
The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask is a 1955 swashbuckling adventure film set in post-revolutionary France, known for its masked-hero storyline and for featuring actress Jarma Lewis in its cast.
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B.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
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C.
The Spy
"The Spy" is an 1821 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper set during the American Revolutionary War, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of American fiction.
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D.
The Mandrake
The Mandrake is a satirical Renaissance comedy play by Niccolò Machiavelli that critiques corruption, morality, and social hypocrisy in 16th-century Florence.
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E.
Behind a Mask
"Behind a Mask" is a sensation-style novella by Louisa May Alcott, originally published under a pseudonym, that follows a cunning governess who deceives a wealthy family for personal gain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
CIA tradecraft
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
CIA clandestine operations
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cover identities ⓘ exfiltration operations ⓘ human intelligence operations ⓘ identity transformations ⓘ operational disguises ⓘ |
| field |
intelligence studies
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security studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn | CIA Office of Technical Service ⓘ |
| genre |
espionage literature
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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
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innovation in espionage ⓘ risk in covert operations ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Master of Disguise self-link ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Central Intelligence Agency
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covert operations ⓘ disguise ⓘ espionage ⓘ tradecraft ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| portrays |
methods of clandestine communication
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operational security practices ⓘ use of disguises in espionage ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readership
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readers interested in espionage ⓘ readers interested in intelligence history ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | intelligence memoir ⓘ |
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