"The Conquest of Morocco is an account of France's last great colonial adventure. At the turn of the twentieth century, Morocco was a nation yet to emerge from the Middle Ages, ruled by local warlords and riven by religious fanaticism. But in the mad scramble for African colonies, Morocco had one great attraction for the Europeans: it was available. In 1903, France undertook to conquer this exotic land that progress had bypassed. By 1914, the French were well entrenched on the northwestern shoulder of Africa and poised to extend their occupation into the Atlas Mountains. "--Jacket.