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

Kladstrup, Donald; Kladstrup, Petie

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ISBN 10: 0767904486 ISBN 13: 9780767904483

Casa editrice: Crown, 2002

Riassunto

Describes how members of five prominent wine-making families from Burgundy, Alsace, the Loire Valley, Bordeaux, and Champagne risked their lives to protect their most precious wines from Nazi plunder during World War II. 25,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"A great yarn, as gripping as a good adventure story." –Wall Street Journal

"Assured, detailed, highly readable . . . does honor to all those who labored to keep French wines from barbarous hands. An engrossing addition to the popular literature of WWII." –Kirkus Reviews

"[A] gem for wine aficionados and history buffs." –Boston Herald

"As exciting and interesting and pleasurable as wine itself." –Robert Mondavi, Chairman Emeritus, The Robert Mondavi Winery

L'autore:

The 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, Don Kladstrup is one of America's most distinguished network television news correspondents. His wife, Petie Kladstrup, is a freelance writer who has written widely about France and French life. Contributors to Wine Spectator, the Kladstrups divide their time between Paris and Normandy.

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• Editore: Crown
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0767904486
• ISBN 13: 9780767904483
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304