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

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

by Donald Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup

Liberty, equality, and fraternity are all well and good, a champion of French culture once remarked. But, he continued, what made France truly superior to its neighbors was the French passion for wine, which "contributed to the French race by giving it wit, gaiety, and good taste, qualities which set it profoundly apart from people who drink a lot of beer."
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If you are a francophile, a wine lover, or a WWII buff you can add a star and this book is worth reading. I am, or have been, all of the above, but still found this book a little disappointing. The writing style is not inspired, nor is their a choherent structure to the narrative. Although many interesting anecdotes about hiding wine, fobbing off inferior wines as Grand Crus, and the surprisingly cooperative nature of the "weinfuhrers" the authors get sidetracked with experiences of men...

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