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8vo paperback. Contents clean and bright. Covers in very good condition
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Praise for "The Conquest of Morocco:
"The conquest of Morocco was a great game--a picaresque war of modern times . . . Porch has brought it all back, including the Camel Corps and the never-never land of Sidi Bararni. Throw in von Sternberg and Dietrich-Charles Boyer, too-and what a movie it might have made." --"The Boston Globe
"A colorful account. . .Douglas Porch tells the story of the conquest of Morocco with wit, wisdom and a proper appreciation of the accidents of history." --"The New York Times Book Review
"[An] exotic and bravura popular history." -- "Newsweek
"A lively chronicle . . . A good and valuable book." --"The Washington Post Book World
"Porch applies his considerable wit and notable literary style to an exciting story ringing with ancient and modern war cries." --"The Chicago Sun Times
"An entertaining history." --"The Atlantic Monthly
Praise for "The Conquest of Morocco":
"The conquest of Morocco was a great game--a picaresque war of modern times . . . Porch has brought it all back, including the Camel Corps and the never-never land of Sidi Bararni. Throw in von Sternberg and Dietrich-Charles Boyer, too-and what a movie it might have made." --"The Boston Globe"
"A colorful account. . .Douglas Porch tells the story of the conquest of Morocco with wit, wisdom and a proper appreciation of the accidents of history." --"The New York Times Book Review"
"[An] exotic and bravura popular history." -- "Newsweek"
"A lively chronicle . . . A good and valuable book." --"The Washington Post Book World"
"Porch applies his considerable wit and notable literary style to an exciting story ringing with ancient and modern war cries." --"The Chicago Sun Times"
"An entertaining history." --"The Atlantic Monthly"
Praise for "The Conquest of Morocco": "The conquest of Morocco was a great game--a picaresque war of modern times . . . Porch has brought it all back, including the Camel Corps and the never-never land of Sidi Bararni. Throw in von Sternberg and Dietrich-Charles Boyer, too-and what a movie it might have made." --"The Boston Globe""A colorful account. . .Douglas Porch tells the story of the conquest of Morocco with wit, wisdom and a proper appreciation of the accidents of history." --"The New York Times Book Review""[An] exotic and bravura popular history." -- "Newsweek""A lively chronicle . . . A good and valuable book." --"The Washington Post Book World""Porch applies his considerable wit and notable literary style to an exciting story ringing with ancient and modern war cries." --"The Chicago Sun Times""An entertaining history." --"The Atlantic Monthly"
Praise for "The Conquest of Morocco"
"The conquest of Morocco was a great game--a picaresque war of modern times . . . Porch has brought it all back, including the Camel Corps and the never-never land of Sidi Bararni. Throw in von Sternberg and Dietrich-Charles Boyer, too-and what a movie it might have made." --"The Boston Globe"
"A colorful account. . .Douglas Porch tells the story of the conquest of Morocco with wit, wisdom and a proper appreciation of the accidents of history." --"The New York Times Book Review"
"[An] exotic and bravura popular history." -- "Newsweek"
"A lively chronicle . . . A good and valuable book." --"The Washington Post Book World"
"Porch applies his considerable wit and notable literary style to an exciting story ringing with ancient and modern war cries." --"The Chicago Sun Times"
"An entertaining history." --"The Atlantic Monthly"
"The conquest of Morocco was a great game--a picaresque war of modern times . . . Porch has brought it all back, including the Camel Corps and the never-never land of Sidi Bararni. Throw in von Sternberg and Dietrich-Charles Boyer, too-and what a movie it might have made." --"The Boston Globe"
"A colorful account. . .Douglas Porch tells the story of the conquest of Morocco with wit, wisdom and a proper appreciation of the accidents of history." --"The New York Times Book Review"
"[An] exotic and bravura popular history." -- "Newsweek"
"A lively chronicle . . . A good and valuable book." --"The Washington Post Book World"
"Porch applies his considerable wit and notable literary style to an exciting story ringing with ancient and modern war cries." --"The Chicago Sun Times"
"An entertaining history." --"The Atlantic Monthly"
The conquest of Morocco was a great game--a picaresque war of modern times . . . Porch has brought it all back, including the Camel Corps and the never-never land of Sidi Bararni. Throw in von Sternberg and Dietrich-Charles Boyer, too-and what a movie it might have made. "The Boston Globe"
A colorful account. . .Douglas Porch tells the story of the conquest of Morocco with wit, wisdom and a proper appreciation of the accidents of history. "The New York Times Book Review"
[An] exotic and bravura popular history. "Newsweek"
A lively chronicle . . . A good and valuable book. "The Washington Post Book World"
Porch applies his considerable wit and notable literary style to an exciting story ringing with ancient and modern war cries. "The Chicago Sun Times"
An entertaining history. "The Atlantic Monthly""
"The conquest of Morocco was a great game--a picaresque war of modern times . . . Porch has brought it all back, including the Camel Corps and the never-never land of Sidi Bararni. Throw in von Sternberg and Dietrich-Charles Boyer, too-and what a movie it might have made." --The Boston Globe
"A colorful account. . .Douglas Porch tells the story of the conquest of Morocco with wit, wisdom and a proper appreciation of the accidents of history." --The New York Times Book Review
"[An] exotic and bravura popular history." --Newsweek
"A lively chronicle . . . A good and valuable book." --The Washington Post Book World
"Porch applies his considerable wit and notable literary style to an exciting story ringing with ancient and modern war cries." --The Chicago Sun Times
"An entertaining history." --The Atlantic Monthly
About the Author
Douglas Porch is a military historian and the author of The Path to Victory: The Mediterranean Theater in World War II (FSG, 2003). He is a professor of national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
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