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 Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection is a collection of works by Peter Schickele under the pseudonym of P. D. Q. Bach originally recorded on the Vanguard Records label by the composer. It includes the complete contents of the first five P. D. Q. Bach albums, plus the never-before-released ""Sanka" Cantata". 1. In the Vanguard Vault, Part 1 (new track)<br> 2-19. Peter Schickele Presents an Evening with P. D. Q. Bach (1807-1742?)<br> 20-31. 1-9. continued<br> 10-33. 1-20. P. D. Q. Bach's Half-Act Opera, "The Stoned Guest" 1-29. The Intimate P. D. Q.