I dislike posting Whispersync deals this expensive (
$6.48), but that price is still over $17 less than the audiobook alone is at Audible (73% less).
There have been so many interesting stories to come out of World War II. It's sad that they came at the cost of the worst war in the history of the world.
The ebook is currently the #1 seller in two Kindle Store categories.
Title: Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure.
Genre: Non-Fiction (France/Alcoholic Beverages).
Author(s): Donald Kladstrup; Petie Kladstrup.
Price: $6.48 ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $4.49 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $23.95.
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.4 stars/241 reviews (Amazon).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.0/99 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 304/9 hours and 22 minutes.
Narrator(s): Todd McLaren.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/History/Wi...ok/B007OXC1US/.
Amazon URL (can get the whole Whispersync deal here): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC1L0Q.
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Book Description (Amazon):
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.
From the Trade Paperback edition.