Wine and War The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure

Name: Wine and War The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure
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ISBN: 9780767904483

ISBN-10: 0767904486

ISBN-13: 9780767904483

Edition: 2001 (Reprint)

Authors: Donald Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup

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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. "To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine." Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d'Argent 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. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknownuntil now. This is the thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/30/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.16" long x 0.68" tall
Weight: 0.550

Petie Kladstrup is a freelance writer who has written widely about France & French life. Contributor to "Wine Spectator", she divides her time between Paris & Normandy.



List of Illustrations


Introduction


To Love the Vines


Nomads


The Weinfuhrers


Hiding, Fibbing and Fobbing Off


The Growling Stomach


Wolves at the Door


The Fete


Saving the Treasure


Eagle's Nest


The Collaborator


I Came Home Not Young Anymore


Epilogue


Glossary


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments