Wine And War The French The Nazis And The Battle For Frances Greatest Treasure Donald Kladstrup by Donald Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup 9780767904483, 0767904486 instant download after payment.

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 unknown–until now. 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. Wine and War illuminates a
compelling, little-known chapter of history, and stands as a tribute to
extraordinary individuals who waged a battle that, in a very real way,
saved the spirit of France.