![]() The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II. ![]() “The authors craft a compelling read that shifts back and forth between individual tales of bravery, including those of five prominent wine-making families, and the bigger story of how World War II affected the French wine industry. Wine and War By Donald Kladstrup & Petie Kladstrup. Wine and War illuminates a compelling, little-known chapter of history, and stands as a tribute to those extraordinary individuals who waged a battle that, in a very real way, saved the spirit of France. This is the thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who undertook ingenious, daring measures to save their cherished crops and bottles as the Germans closed in on them. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknown-until now. Wine and war: the French, the Nazis, and the battle for Frances greatest treasure / Don and Petie Kladstrup. In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Kp boken Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for Frances Greatest Treasure av Don Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup (ISBN 9780767904483) hos. ![]()
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