The French, The Nazis, And The Ba...: Wine And War:
: Beyond protecting bottles, some vignerons used their vast cellar networks to hide Jewish refugees and smuggle members of the Resistance across the Demarcation Line inside wine barrels. The Moral Complexity: Collaboration
: Nazi officials like Hermann Göring were particularly active in acquiring prestigious collections. After the war, French soldiers famously reclaimed a massive cache of stolen wine from Hitler’s "Eagle's Nest" mountain retreat. Ingenious Acts of Resistance Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Ba...
The book also addresses the sensitive reality of collaboration during the occupation. : Beyond protecting bottles, some vignerons used their