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by Hillary M. Cole (Author), Asif Nawaz (Cartographer)
From the first cultivated vines of the ancient Near East to the contested wine regions of the modern world, Vineyards of War reveals a history where soil, power, and blood are inseparably entwined.
Wine has long symbolized civilization, abundance, and peace - but vineyards have also been strategic assets, ideological trophies, and deliberate targets of destruction. In this sweeping chronology, conflict unfolds row by row: armies march through fertile valleys, empires tax and seize vines, revolutions uproot estates, and wars scorch landscapes carefully shaped over centuries.
From Bronze Age city-states and Roman conquests to medieval feuds, colonial expansion, world wars, and contemporary geopolitical struggles, vineyards emerge not as passive backdrops but as active participants in human conflict. Entire grape varieties, wine regions, and viticultural traditions have vanished into the ashes of war - lost without acknowledgment, their histories buried beneath landscapes now shaped by utterly different purposes.
Featuring over 70 custom maps, Vineyards of War blends archaeology, military history, agriculture, and cultural analysis to trace more than 8,000 years of struggle over land that produces one of humanity's most enduring drinks.
Written by Hillary M. Cole - a military intelligence veteran, Air Force linguist, and counterterrorism specialist turned sommelier, French Wine Scholar and Napa Valley Wine Expert - this is a book only one person could have written. Cole brings the analytical rigor of an intelligence professional and the depth of a seasoned wine educator to a subject that sits precisely at the intersection of her two careers. The result is a work that challenges the romantic image of wine by uncovering the violence embedded in its history, and asks what it means to cultivate beauty and continuity in places repeatedly torn apart.
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by Hillary M. Cole (Author), Asif Nawaz (Cartographer)
From the first cultivated vines of the ancient Near East to the contested wine regions of the modern world, Vineyards of War reveals a history where soil, power, and blood are inseparably entwined.
Wine has long symbolized civilization, abundance, and peace - but vineyards have also been strategic assets, ideological trophies, and deliberate targets of destruction. In this sweeping chronology, conflict unfolds row by row: armies march through fertile valleys, empires tax and seize vines, revolutions uproot estates, and wars scorch landscapes carefully shaped over centuries.
From Bronze Age city-states and Roman conquests to medieval feuds, colonial expansion, world wars, and contemporary geopolitical struggles, vineyards emerge not as passive backdrops but as active participants in human conflict. Entire grape varieties, wine regions, and viticultural traditions have vanished into the ashes of war - lost without acknowledgment, their histories buried beneath landscapes now shaped by utterly different purposes.
Featuring over 70 custom maps, Vineyards of War blends archaeology, military history, agriculture, and cultural analysis to trace more than 8,000 years of struggle over land that produces one of humanity's most enduring drinks.
Written by Hillary M. Cole - a military intelligence veteran, Air Force linguist, and counterterrorism specialist turned sommelier, French Wine Scholar and Napa Valley Wine Expert - this is a book only one person could have written. Cole brings the analytical rigor of an intelligence professional and the depth of a seasoned wine educator to a subject that sits precisely at the intersection of her two careers. The result is a work that challenges the romantic image of wine by uncovering the violence embedded in its history, and asks what it means to cultivate beauty and continuity in places repeatedly torn apart.
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