About this title: This World War II history tells of the inventive and sometimes risky effort by the French to preserve their cultural heritage and to keep their wines from falling into Nazi hands during the occupation.
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Description: Good. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780767904483ISBN:0767904486
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 8th printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Broadway Books, New York
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780767904483ISBN:0767904486
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. [x], 279 pp., illus., biblio., index; 21 cm. With Dr. J. Kim Munholland, historical consultant. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. "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 ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780767904476ISBN:0767904478
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. (A143_5/9)Book is in good condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780767904476ISBN:0767904478
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition/First printing. The jacket has a scratch on the front and a tiny tear at the top of the spine. read more
Description: 8vo., 290pp., wrappers. A compelling, little-known chapter of history about the French, the Nazis, and the battle for France's greatest treasure. Light wear to spine extremities. ISBN: 0767904486. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 2002-05-01
ISBN-13:9780767904483ISBN:0767904486
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780767904483ISBN:0767904486
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Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780767904476ISBN:0767904478
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Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 2002. Paperback. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. No dust jacket. read more
"A really personal narrative of the French men and women who were willing to take huge risks to protect not just their wines but what those wines represented to their families and their culture. The stories were intimate, touching, heartbreaking and hopeful. I'm glad I stumbled onto this one."
"The Germans overran France in just a few weeks, but then they messed with the wine. Big mistake! Well, not exactly, but the vignerons and their wine did play an interesting role in the war. The book is an interesting read, and if nothing else, gives me the urge to search out some nice Bordeaux wines!"
"I found the end of the book to be interesting and flowed a lot better then the beginning. The storytelling was choppy and disjointed - the authors did a great job in gathering and obtaining all sorts of info and first-hand accounts but it didn't flow well through the first half of the book."
"Although it took me a little while to get into it, I ended up really enjoying this non-fiction book. It covers all bases of WWII from the eyes of French winemakers and their families. It's about how they managed their vineyards during the way, how they tried to hide their prized wines from the Nazis and how they managed to emerge and continue on the traditions of their ancestors before them. It definitely gave an interesting new perspective to WWII."
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