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Destination Casablanca

- Exile, Espionage, and the Battle for North Africa in World War II
Af: Meredith Hindley Engelsk Hardback

Destination Casablanca

- Exile, Espionage, and the Battle for North Africa in World War II
Af: Meredith Hindley Engelsk Hardback
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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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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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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 464
ISBN-13: 9781610394055
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1610394054
Kategori: True Crime fortællinger
Udg. Dato: 26 okt 2017
Længde: 48mm
Bredde: 243mm
Højde: 165mm
Forlag: PublicAffairs,U.S.
Oplagsdato: 26 okt 2017
Forfatter(e): Meredith Hindley
Forfatter(e) Meredith Hindley

Kategori True Crime fortællinger

ISBN-13 9781610394055

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 464

Udgave

Længde 48mm

Bredde 243mm

Højde 165mm

Udg. Dato 26 okt 2017

Oplagsdato 26 okt 2017

Forlag PublicAffairs,U.S.

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