Destination Casablanca : exile, espionage, and the battle for North Africa in World War II / Meredit...
Destination Casablanca : exile, espionage, and the battle for North Africa in World War II / Meredit...
Destination Casablanca : exile, espionage, and the battle for North Africa in World War II / Meredith Hindley.
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2017/5044
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 491 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, 2017.
Edition
First Edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"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 destina...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Destination Casablanca : exile, espionage, and the battle for North Africa in World War II / Meredith Hindley.
Portion of title
Exile, espionage, and the battle for North Africa in World War II
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-480) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2017
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Call Numbers
G 2017/5044
Record Identifier
74VKVgZQ0W83
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgZQ0W83
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ISBN
9781610394055 hardcover
1610394054 hardcover
DDC
940.54234
MMS ID
991024142816502626
