383: Casablanca


Henri Giraud (left) and Charles de Gaulle share an awkward handshake in front of the press at the Casablanca conference.

Following the successful invasion of North Africa, the Western Allies found themselves once again in disagreement over the next step.

Roosevelt and Churchill held another conference to discuss this and other strategy questions, and chose the recently liberated city of Casablanca as the site of the meeting.

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Opening War Theme

“Wisdom of the Mountains”
Composed by Serge Quadrado.
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Closing War Theme


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