Destination Casablanca
by Meredith Hindley
"Exile, Espionage, and the Battle for North Africa in World War II"
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Destination Casablanca by Meredith Hindley
Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Spying
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Africa
Published Date:
2017
ISBN13:
9781610394055
Summary
Destination Casablanca chronicles the pivotal role Casablanca played during World War II as a crossroads of espionage, refugees, and political intrigue. Meredith Hindley explores how this Moroccan port city became a strategic battleground where American spies, French colonial officials, resistance fighters, and Vichy loyalists clashed. The book details the complex diplomatic and intelligence operations leading up to Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942, and the famous Casablanca Conference. Hindley weaves together stories of refugees fleeing Nazi persecution with accounts of undercover agents gathering intelligence, revealing how this exotic locale became crucial to the Allied victory.
