In the vineyards, wine caves, & cellars of France as war & occupation came to the country winemakers acted heroically not only to save the best wines but to defend their way of life. These are the true stories of vignerons who sheltered Jewish refugees in their cellars & of winemakers who risked their lives to aid the resistance. They made chemicals in secret laboratories to fuel the resistance & fled from the Gestapo when arrests became imminent. There were treacheries too, as some of the nation`s winemakers supported the Vichy regime or the Germans themselves & collaborated. Donald Kladstrup is a retired American network correspondent. He & his wife Petie have accumulated these fascinating stories, told with the pace & action that will fascinate fiction & non-fiction readers alike.