I'll second the recomendation of 'Army At Dawn'.

In short: The ultra conservative military governor of Morroco, Gen Nogues, kept his soldiers fighting the US Army longer than any other Vichy leader in Africa. Pattons corps suffered over 300 casualties in three days of combat.

Ironically slightly over 300 US & British soldiers died in Morroco & Algeria in November at French hands. However the French military governor of Tunisia ordered his soldiers to stand back and allow the Germans to take over the airfields and ports. Not a single German soldier died in combat in that critical week of November in Tunisia.

Nogues remained in place as governor of Morroco after the cease fire. under his leadership pro Allied French officers were relived of their dutys and several 'disappeared' into the French military prison. Nogues chief of his Second Department (Intelegence) begain passing (through Spain) to Germany everything that could be collected on Pattons corps. Meanwhile Patton wined & dined Nogues and traded parades. Eventually US/BRitish intellegence made Ike aware of Nogues duplicity and the French were required to have the pro Allied officers released. After DeGaulle took control of the North African governance the pro German French leaders were finally removed.