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This rollicking and panoramic history of Casablanca during the Second World War sheds light on the city as a key hub for European and American powers, and a place where spies, soldiers, and political agents exchanged secrets and vied for control.

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."

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.

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  • Title Destination Casablanca: Exile, Espionage, and the Battle for North Africa in World War II
  • Author Meredith Hindley
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 512
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher PublicAffairs
  • Publication date 2019-05-14
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9781541762718 / 1541762711
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.3 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: North Africa
  • Category History - Military / War
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.542

About the author

Meredith Hindley is a historian and senior writer for Humanities, the quarterly review of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times, Salon, Christian Science Monitor, and Barnes and Noble Review. Hindley received her PhD from American University.
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