Destination Casablanca: Exile, Espionage, And The Battle For North Africa In World War Ii
by Meredith Hindley /
2017 / English / EPUB
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In November 1942, as a part of Operation Torch, 33,000 American
soldiers sailed undetected across the Atlantic and stormed the
beaches of French Morocco. Seventy-four hours later, the Americans
controlled the country and one of the most valuable wartime ports:
Casablanca.
In November 1942, as a part of Operation Torch, 33,000 American
soldiers sailed undetected across the Atlantic and stormed the
beaches of French Morocco. Seventy-four hours later, the Americans
controlled the country and one of the most valuable wartime ports:
Casablanca.
In the years preceding, Casablanca had evolved from an exotic
travel destination to a key military target after France's
surrender to Germany. Jewish refugees from Europe poured in,
hoping to obtain visas and passage to the United States and
beyond. Nazi agents and collaborators infiltrated the city in
search of power and loyalty. The resistance was not far behind,
as shopkeepers, celebrities, former French Foreign Legionnaires,
and disgruntled bureaucrats formed a network of Allied spies. But
once in American hands, Casablanca became a crucial logistical
hub in the fight against Germany--and the site of Roosevelt and
Churchill's demand for "unconditional surrender."
In the years preceding, Casablanca had evolved from an exotic
travel destination to a key military target after France's
surrender to Germany. Jewish refugees from Europe poured in,
hoping to obtain visas and passage to the United States and
beyond. Nazi agents and collaborators infiltrated the city in
search of power and loyalty. The resistance was not far behind,
as shopkeepers, celebrities, former French Foreign Legionnaires,
and disgruntled bureaucrats formed a network of Allied spies. But
once in American hands, Casablanca became a crucial logistical
hub in the fight against Germany--and the site of Roosevelt and
Churchill's demand for "unconditional surrender."
Rife with rogue soldiers, power grabs, and diplomatic intrigue,
Destination Casablanca is the riveting and untold story of this
glamorous city--memorialized in the classic film that was
rush-released in 1942 to capitalize on the drama that was
unfolding in North Africa at the heart of World War II.
Rife with rogue soldiers, power grabs, and diplomatic intrigue,
Destination Casablanca is the riveting and untold story of this
glamorous city--memorialized in the classic film that was
rush-released in 1942 to capitalize on the drama that was
unfolding in North Africa at the heart of World War II.