World War II in the Basque Country Spain, Donostia became a tranquil retreat for German army officers. During wartime, many in France supported the Nazi regime and its persecution of Jews, communists, and foreigners. Others resisted, but were deeply divided. In the French Basque Country, the bulk of the Basques showed an allegiance to the Vichy regime. Petain showed a sympathy towards traditional and regional features, which provided fertile grounds to re-launch a Regionalist movement represented by the "Eskualerristes" and the journal "Aitzina" ('forward') magazine, some of whose members defended an overt separatist approach. Jean Ybarnegaray became Minister in a cabinet of Marshall Petain up to 1940.
The Worst Journey in the World knowledge as a whole. In 1994 "The Worst Journey in the World" was published as the first numerical entry in the Picador Travel Classics. The July/August 2001 issue of "National Geographic Adventure" listed "The 100 Best Adventure Books of All Time", with "The Worst Journey in the World" named first. A drama documentary, also entitled "The Worst Journey In The World", written by and starring Mark Gatiss, was broadcast on BBC Four in April 2007. The book was also adapted by Stef Penney for the BBC as a two-part radio drama in the Classic Serial strand – it was first