{"product_id":"wine-and-war-the-french-the-nazis-and-the-battle-for-frances-greatest-treasure-9780767904483","title":"Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e its wine.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d'Argent \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003ci\u003eWine and War\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe winner of three Emmys and the Alfred I. duPont--Columbia University, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, and the Overseas Press Club of America Awards for his journalism, \u003cb\u003eDon Kladstrup\u003c\/b\u003e is one of America's most distinguished network television news correspondents. His wife, \u003cb\u003ePetie Kladstrup\u003c\/b\u003e, is a freelance writer who has written widely about France and French life. Contributors to \u003ci\u003eWine Spectator, \u003c\/i\u003e the Kladstrups divide their time between Paris and Normandy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610285150482,"sku":"9780767904483","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cda87a30-5447-40e2-b616-a1bfcaa02dae.jpg?v=1732338541","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wine-and-war-the-french-the-nazis-and-the-battle-for-frances-greatest-treasure-9780767904483","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}