Belgian refugees in the Netherlands during the First World War Belgian refugees in the Netherlands during the First World War During the First World War between 1914 and 1918, approximately one million Belgians fled across the border to the Netherlands. These refugees were both civilians who were afraid of the war and the alleged atrocities of the Germans, and soldiers who either deserted or were cut off from their army unit. Officially Belgium, like the Netherlands, was a neutral country during the war. By 1904 the news had already leaked out that the Germans had a plan to march through Belgium to reach France. Precautionary measures were taken against this,
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