The World War II History Book Discussion Group will discuss Wine and War\: The French\, the Nazis\, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure by Don and Petie Kladstrup (Broadway Books\, $14.95). 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. 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 that\, in a very real way\, saved the spirit of France.
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