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The French Resistance and its Legacy

Author : Rod Kedward
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350260452
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The French Resistance and its Legacy written by Rod Kedward and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-11 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With personal and colourful reflections on tracking down resisters to the Nazi occupation of France, The French Resistance and its Legacy offers a captivating set of insights into the very substance of resistance, and the challenges it poses. The book uses a wealth of stories and testimonies to foreground the importance of imagination and inventiveness at the heart of resistance. The book insists on the primacy of context, not just the contexts of the creation and development of resistance but also those of historical debate at different moments since the war. The language in which we talk about resistance is shown to be enriched and challenged by Holocaust research, by the necessity of gender studies, and by the significance of place and time, of myth, legend and exile. Disguise and secrecy were necessities for those creating resistance in France and still have an alluring mystery, but this book is designed to open up that mystery, and not allow it to be used to keep resistance in the footnotes of military history. Rod Kedward argues with conviction that emergence from the shadows is a vital role of resistance research and, not least, of resistance testimony, whether written or spoken. The scattered extracts from the author's interviews to be found throughout are a pointer towards specific personalities and circumstance at both the time of resistance and the time of the testimony. Kedward does not interrogate the importance of this time distinction. Instead he implicitly suggests that there is an oral history to all events, whether captured at the time or later, and this should be seen as relevant to our talking and our understanding. The book as a whole celebrates where history, literature, film and testimony interact, to make talking about resistance both an art and a discovery. It ends with a challenging conclusion that is of seminal importance for the history of resistance in and beyond France, across both time and place.

The French Resistance and its Legacy

Author : Rod Kedward
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350260444
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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The French Resistance and Its Legacy

Author : Rod Kedward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1350260428
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The French Resistance and Its Legacy written by Rod Kedward and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With personal and colourful reflections on tracking down resisters to the Nazi occupation of France, The French Resistance and its Legacy offers a captivating set of insights into the very substance of resistance, and the challenges it poses. The book uses a wealth of stories and testimonies to foreground the importance of imagination and inventiveness at the heart of resistance. The book insists on the primacy of context, not just the contexts of the creation and development of resistance but also those of historical debate at different moments since the war. The language in which we talk about resistance is shown to be enriched and challenged by Holocaust research, by the necessity of gender studies, and by the significance of place and time, of myth, legend and exile. Disguise and secrecy were necessities for those creating resistance in France and still have an alluring mystery, but this book is designed to open up that mystery, and not allow it to be used to keep resistance in the footnotes of military history. Rod Kedward argues with conviction that emergence from the shadows is a vital role of resistance research and, not least, of resistance testimony, whether written or spoken. The scattered extracts from the author's interviews to be found throughout are a pointer towards specific personalities and circumstance at both the time of resistance and the time of the testimony. Kedward does not interrogate the importance of this time distinction. Instead he implicitly suggests that there is an oral history to all events, whether captured at the time or later, and this should be seen as relevant to our talking and our understanding. The book as a whole celebrates where history, literature, film and testimony interact, to make talking about resistance both an art and a discovery. It ends with a challenging conclusion that is of seminal importance for the history of resistance in and beyond France, across both time and place.

The French Resistance and Its Legacy

Author : Rod Kedward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781350260467
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book The French Resistance and Its Legacy written by Rod Kedward and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With personal and colourful reflections on tracking down resisters to the Nazi occupation of France, The French Resistance and its Legacy offers a captivating set of insights into the very substance of resistance, and the challenges it poses. The book uses a wealth of stories and testimonies to foreground the importance of imagination and inventiveness at the heart of resistance. The book insists on the primacy of context, not just the contexts of the creation and development of resistance but also those of historical debate at different moments since the war. The language in which we talk about resistance is shown to be enriched and challenged by Holocaust research, by the necessity of gender studies, and by the significance of place and time, of myth, legend and exile. Disguise and secrecy were necessities for those creating resistance in France and still have an alluring mystery, but this book is designed to open up that mystery, and not allow it to be used to keep resistance in the footnotes of military history. Rod Kedward argues with conviction that emergence from the shadows is a vital role of resistance research and, not least, of resistance testimony, whether written or spoken. The scattered extracts from the author's interviews to be found throughout are a pointer towards specific personalities and circumstance at both the time of resistance and the time of the testimony. Kedward does not interrogate the importance of this time distinction. Instead he implicitly suggests that there is an oral history to all events, whether captured at the time or later, and this should be seen as relevant to our talking and our understanding. The book as a whole celebrates where history, literature, film and testimony interact, to make talking about resistance both an art and a discovery. It ends with a challenging conclusion that is of seminal importance for the history of resistance in and beyond France, across both time and place."--

The French Resistance

Author : Olivier Wieviorka
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 067497039X
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book The French Resistance written by Olivier Wieviorka and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olivier Wieviorka’s history of the French Resistance debunks lingering myths and offers fresh insight into social, political, and military aspects of its operation. He reveals not one but many interlocking homegrown groups often at odds over goals, methods, and leadership. Yet, despite a lack of unity, these fighters braved Nazism without blinking.

Fighters in the Shadows

Author : Robert Gildea
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674286103
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Fighters in the Shadows written by Robert Gildea and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Gildea’s penetrating history of France during World War II sweeps aside the French Resistance of a thousand clichés. Gaining a true understanding of the Resistance means recognizing how its image has been carefully curated through a combination of French politics and pride, ever since jubilant crowds celebrated Paris’s liberation in 1944.

The Resistance

Author : Matthew Cobb
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1847377599
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The Resistance written by Matthew Cobb and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II was a struggle in which ordinary people fought for their liberty, despite terrible odds and horrifying repression. Hundreds of thousands of Frenchmen and women carried out an armed struggle against the Nazis, producing underground anti-fascist publications and supplying the Allies with vital intelligence. Based on hundreds of French eye-witness accounts and including recently-released archival material, The Resistanceuses dramatic personal stories to take the reader on one of the great adventures of the 20thcentury. The tale begins with the catastrophic Fall of France in 1940, and shatters the myth of a unified Resistance created by General de Gaulle. In fact, De Gaulle never understood the Resistance, and sought to use, dominate and channel it to his own ends. Brave men and women set up organisations, only to be betrayed or hunted down by the Nazis, and to die in front of the firing squad or in the concentration camps. Over time, the true story of the Resistance got blurred and distorted, its heroes and conflicts were forgotten as the movement became a myth. By turns exciting, tragic and insightful, The Resistancereveals how one of the most powerful modern myths came to be forged and provides a gripping account of one of the most striking events in the 20thcentury.

The French Resistance

Author : Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781523951079
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The French Resistance written by Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Resistance's activities throughout the war *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Whatever happens, the flame of French Resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished." - General Charles de Gaulle, radio broadcast from London, June 18th, 1940 (Argyle, 2014, 81). The French Army crumbled swiftly under the powerful blows delivered to it in 1940 by Adolf Hitler's self-confident Wehrmacht. Launching a massive feint into Belgium to lure mobile French armies and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) away from the actual point of attack, the weakly protected Ardennes Forest, the Germans struck past the Maginot Line. In a lightning campaign, Guderian's panzers punched through to the coast, dividing Allied forces with a steel cordon across France and forcing the evacuation of the BEF from the port of Dunkirk. Not all French people proved willing to surrender to the Nazi invaders, however. While large numbers "collaborated" - working for German or Vichy companies to provide for themselves or their families - and some wholeheartedly backed the new regime out of opportunism, fascist conviction, or other motivations, a courageous minority operated in secret to resist their conquerors and the quisling state at Vichy: "De Gaulle described them as being bound together by a taste for risk and adventure [...] national pride sharpened by the suffering of their nation and 'an overwhelming confidence in the strength and cunning of their own plot'. [...] 'With him, it is [...] serving the Resistance and national honour, uncompromisingly demanding, ' wrote one. 'With him, we would have to get used to breathing the rarefied air of the summits.'" (Fenby, 2012, 109). The French Resistance never grew into a single unified organization. Rather, it remained divided in several major and numerous minor factions, each with their own philosophy and agenda. While these factions all shared the same goal - opposition to the Germans their Vichy pawns - they viewed each other with some suspicion and sometimes cooperated only grudgingly. During the war years, however, the Resistance kept the spirit of an independent and defiant France smoldering under the surface of Nazi domination, waiting for the opportunity to emerge again, regardless of the precise political beliefs of its members. Though exaggerated in scope and effectiveness by postwar legends seeking to minimize the widespread (usually involuntary) collaboration among the French people, the Resistance actually embodied a patriotic spirit determined to defeat Nazi totalitarianism and make France once again the nation of "liberte, egalite, fraternite" under the tricolor flag. Despite the faults, foibles, and occasional cruelty or criminality of individual Resistance members, the shared goal of defeating Nazi authoritarianism provided the glue needed to more or less unify the disparate factions. This defining aim also gave the movement resilience to weather the brutal suppression meted out by the Gestapo, the infamous Klaus Barbie, and the Vichy Milice. The French Resistance: The History of the Opposition Against Nazi Germany's Occupation of France during World War II looks at the legendary Resistance and its efforts to undermine Vichy France. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the French Resistance like never before, in no time at all."

The Cost of Courage

Author : Charles Kaiser
Publisher : Other Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 159051615X
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Cost of Courage written by Charles Kaiser and published by Other Press, LLC. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The result is a mix of history, biography and memoir which reads like a nerve-racking thriller." —The Guardian (US) This heroic true story of the three youngest children of a bourgeois Catholic family who worked together in the French Resistance is told by an American writer who has known and admired the family for five decades In the autumn of 1943, André Boulloche became de Gaulle’s military delegate in Paris, coordinating all the Resistance movements in the nine northern regions of France only to be betrayed by one of his associates, arrested, wounded by the Gestapo, and taken prisoner. His sisters carried on the fight without him until the end of the war. André survived three concentration camps and later became a prominent French politician who devoted the rest of his life to reconciliation of France and Germany. His parents and oldest brother were arrested and shipped off on the last train from Paris to Germany before the liberation, and died in the camps. Since then, silence has been the Boulloches’s answer to dealing with the unbearable. This is the first time the family has cooperated with an author to recount their extraordinary ordeal.

Defying Vichy

Author : Robert Pike
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075099035X
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Defying Vichy written by Robert Pike and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-11-28 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Defying Vichy takes us into the heart of the French Resistance: the Dordogne region (in) this moving account of the darkest and brightest period in French history.' – Matthew Cobb, author of The Resistance Vichy France under Marshal Pétain was an authoritarian regime that sought to perpetuate a powerful place for France in the world alongside Germany. It echoed the right-wing ideals of other fascist states and was a perfect instrument for Hitler, who drew more and more power and resources from a beaten France whose people suffered. Resistance was an unknown until a small number sought to make a stand in whatever way they could. Each would play their part in destabilising the Vichy state, all the while rejecting the Nazi occupation of their eternal France. The Dordogne was one of many hotbeds of early refusal and its dramatic stories are here told against the backdrop of the rise and fall of Vichy France. These stories, like so many others of often ordinary people – men and women, young and old – tell of a period of betrayal, refusal and heroism.

Soldiers of the Night: The Story of the French Resistance

Author : David Schoenbrun
Publisher : Plunkett Lake Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soldiers of the Night: The Story of the French Resistance written by David Schoenbrun and published by Plunkett Lake Press. This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most complete account of the French Resistance in English, and the most sensitive... A masterful rendering of the Resistance...” — Philip Hallie, The New York Times “A celebration and a memorial... Mr. Schoenbrun has had long conversations with a number of the best-known survivors, each one the keeper of a sacred flame... the fullest account of the French Resistance in English.” — Robert O. Paxton, The New York Review of Books “Political history chiefly, not heroics: the most extensive account in English of the two French Resistances — that of the Underground against Vichy and the Nazis, and that of de Gaulle against all other claimants to authority over fallen France... including, prominently, the Allies... A memorable and important book.” — Kirkus Reviews “Former CBS Paris bureau chief David Schoenbrun gives us an excellent, solidly researched account of the struggle waged by that gallant handful who sabotaged railroads and power plants, rescued Allied fliers and Jewish fugitives, assassinated German and Vichy officials, then fought pitched battles against elite Wehrmacht formations... With great objectivity and verve, Schoenbrun chronicles the often muddled, uncoordinated efforts of the Resistance through the four dark years of Nazi occupation. Systematically and factually, he explains the workings on the fragmented organizations that kept on fighting in spite of the Germans’ ruthless attempts to stamp them out.” — Martin Sokolinsky, Christian Science Monitor “[A] marvelous book... stories of heroism and self-sacrifice that challenge belief. [Schoenbrun] has created a prodigious work crowded with compelling stories...” — Richard J. Walton, Saturday Review “Important... richly deserving of acclaim... The first comprehensive account in English of the French Resistance... held together by a fine reporter’s instinct of how to tell a story and how to tell it well.” — Houston Chronicle

France and the Second World War

Author : Peter Davies
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134554990
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book France and the Second World War written by Peter Davies and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: France and the Second World War is a concise introduction to a crucial and controversial period of French history - world war and occupation. During World War Two, France had the dramatic experience of occupation by the Germans and the legacy of this traumatic time has lived on until today, to the enduring fascination of historians and students. France and the Second World War provides a fresh and balanced insight into the events of this era of conflict, exploring the key themes of: * Occupation as a social, economic and political phenomenon * the Vichy regime and the politics of collaboration * the 'resistance', resistors and its ideology * the liberation * the legacy of the wartime period.

Gardens of Stone: My Boyhood in the French Resistance

Author : Stephen Grady
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 13 : 1444760610
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (447 download)

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Download or read book Gardens of Stone: My Boyhood in the French Resistance written by Stephen Grady and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary wartime memoir, combining the best kind of adventure story with a coming of age testimony of unforgettable resonance and poignancy. September 2011, Halkidiki, Northern Greece. A solitary 86 year-old man gazes across an Aegean headland, knowing that he must finally confront his past. He begins to write... September 1939, Nieppe, Northern France. 14 year-old Stephen is living with his family, 25 kilometres from Ypres. His French mother battles with her encroaching blindness. Failing to escape the advancing German army, his English father can no longer look after the war graves that cast so heartbreaking a shadow across the region. Stephen and his friend Marcel embark upon their great adventure: collecting souvenirs from strafed convoys and crashed Messerschmitts. But their world turns dark when arrested and imprisoned for sabotage and threatened with deportation or the firing squad. Upon his release, and still only 16, Stephen is recruited by the French Resistance. Growing up under the threat of imminent betrayal, he learns the arts of clandestine warfare, and - in a moment that haunts him still - how to kill... Such was the impact of Stephen Grady's work for the French Resistance, (especially during the countdown to D-Day and its bloody aftermath) that he was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the American Medal of Freedom.

The French Resistance Against Nazi Occupation

Author : Gew Reports & Analyses Team
Publisher : Global East-West Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781787950733
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The French Resistance Against Nazi Occupation written by Gew Reports & Analyses Team and published by Global East-West Limited. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The French Resistance Against Nazi Occupation" is a profound exploration of the resilience and determination exhibited by the French Resistance during World War II. It emphasises the significant role the Resistance played in the broader context of global liberation movements and draws parallels with other struggles for sovereignty and self-determination, such as the Palestinian Resistance against Israeli occupation. The Resistance, led by General de Gaulle, was marked by its inclusiveness, as it did not label any ideology as "extremist" and united various groups, including communists and socialists, against the common enemy: the Nazi occupation. The book portrays the French Resistance as symbolising a nation's collective will to resist oppression, uphold freedom, and protect human dignity. It highlights individual heroism and the collective effort to pursue liberty and justice. Charles de Gaulle's leadership was pivotal, and the emergence of the Maquis and various guerrilla movements further intensified the resistance efforts. Key strategies of the Resistance included espionage, covert communication, and sabotage, disrupting the enemy and fostering camaraderie and determination among the public. The impact of the French Resistance transcended national borders and served as an inspiration and blueprint for other occupied nations and liberation movements worldwide. The Resistance's path was fraught with peril, with members facing significant personal sacrifices and enduring the suffering of their compatriots. Women played a crucial role, challenging societal norms and significantly contributing to the cause. The Resistance also utilised literature, art, and underground press as tools of defiance and inspiration against tyranny. The legacy of the French Resistance endures through memorials, commemorations, and the preservation of stories, serving as a reminder of the unyielding spirit and will of those who stood against oppression. The lessons of the French Resistance remain relevant, offering education and insights into contemporary challenges and oppressions. _____ The main contributions of this book: "The French Resistance Against Nazi Occupation" highlights several main contributions of the French Resistance during World War II: 1. Intelligence and sabotage: The French Resistance was instrumental in gathering and distributing intelligence to the Allies, sabotaging German operations, and disrupting the Nazi war machine. 2. Inclusiveness and diversity: The French Resistance demonstrated that the fight for freedom belongs to every citizen, regardless of social status or circumstance. Men, women, and children from various backgrounds played vital roles in the struggle, defying occupation forces through acts of sabotage, disseminating underground publications, and sheltering Allied soldiers. 3. Ethical dilemmas and moral courage: The French Resistance faced numerous ethical dilemmas, such as collaborating, betraying fellow fighters under torture, or sacrificing oneself for others. Despite these challenges, resistance fighters demonstrated remarkable moral courage, risking their lives to protect their comrades. 4. Facilitating the Allies' advance: The French Resistance played a significant role in the Allies' rapid advance through France following the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. They provided military intelligence on German defences and executed sabotage acts on electrical power grids, transport facilities, and telecommunications networks. 5. Political and moral importance: The French Resistance's work was politically and morally important to France during and after the German occupation. Their actions contrasted with the collaborationism of the Vichy regime, and their efforts contributed to the eventual liberation of France.

The Legacy of Nazi Occupation

Author : Pieter Lagrou
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139431471
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book The Legacy of Nazi Occupation written by Pieter Lagrou and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-02-13 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, in Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare series, examines how France, Belgium and the Netherlands emerged from the military collapse and humiliating Nazi occupation they suffered during the Second World War. Rather than traditional armed conflict, the human consequences of Nazi policies were resistance, genocide and labour migration to Germany. Pieter Lagrou offers a genuinely comparative approach to these issues, based on extensive archival research; he underlines the divergence between ambiguous experiences of occupation and the univocal post-war patriotic narratives which followed. His book reveals striking differences in political cultures as well as close convergence in the creation of a common Western European discourse, and uncovers disturbing aspects of the aftermath of the war, including post-war antisemitism and the marginalisation of resistance veterans. Brilliantly researched and fluently written, this book will be of central interest to all scholars and students of twentieth-century European history.

France and the Second World War

Author : Peter Davies
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415238960
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book France and the Second World War written by Peter Davies and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise introduction to a crucial and controversial period of French history. It provides a fresh insight into the events of this era of conflict exploring themes of collaboration, resistance, liberation and the wars legacy.

Wine and War

Author : Donald Kladstrup
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767904486
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book Wine and War written by Donald Kladstrup and published by Crown. This book was released on 2002-04-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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. "To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine." –Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent 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 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. Wine and War 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.