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

by Donald Kladstrup

Wine, resistance, and wartime France

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Wine, resistance, and wartime France

Donald Kladstrup’s account links the German occupation of France with efforts by French winemakers to protect their vineyards and wine from plunder. Set during World War II, the book brings a lesser-known dimension of the French Resistance into view: the defense of a cultural and economic treasure through actions taken by people in the wine trade. Its subject connects the history of occupation and resistance with the place wine holds in French identity.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in World War II and the French Resistance.
  • Readers curious about French wine history and the cultural role of wine.
  • Readers seeking historical accounts centered on civilians and their work during wartime.

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World War II occupationFrench ResistanceWine and cultural identityProtection of vineyards and wine

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Book overview

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.
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