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008			170801t20172017nyuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2017018911
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020			_a9781610394055 _qhardcover
020			_a1610394054 _qhardcover
020			_z9781610394062 _qelectronic book
035			_a(OCoLC)999401044
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092			_a940.5423 _bH662
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aHindley, Meredith, _eauthor. _9343680
245	1	0	_aDestination Casablanca : _bexile, espionage, and the battle for North Africa in World War II / _cMeredith Hindley.
246	3	0	_aExile, espionage, and the battle for North Africa in World War II
250			_aFirst Edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bPublicAffairs, _c2017.
264		4	_c©2017
300			_axviii, 491 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 473-480) and index.
520			_a"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" -- Publisher.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xCampaigns _zMorocco. _9343681
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _zMorocco _zCasablanca. _9343682
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xMilitary intelligence. _9106049
651		0	_aFrance _xForeign relations _zUnited States. _9112516
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zFrance. _9112517
650		0	_aMilitary intelligence. _9113211
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