You are probably thinking of the family von Trapp, who escaped to Switzerland form Austria during WWII. The story was made into the musical, 'The Sound of Music'. I don't know the name of the book, but that might help.
No, Switzerland remained neutral during the First world War.
Switzerland are neutral.
The settings in the book "The Silver Sword" include the devastation of Warsaw during World War II, a journey through war-torn Europe, and refugee camps in different countries such as Switzerland and England. The story follows the main characters as they navigate these challenging environments in search of family and safety.
Switzerland have never had a war, they are neutral. Hope this helps,Sid
Of the parties at war, only France and the USA didn't have a royal family. In 1914 Europe all countries save France and Switzerland had kings or emperors.
Switzerland :D
The most recent war fought in Switzerland is the Napoleonic wars. Since then (since 1815) Switzerland has been neutral.
Switzerland was officially neutral during the war, however the Swiss favored the Germans for most of the war.
Switzerland did not take part in WW2. It was neutral.
Switzerland has always been known as Switzerland.
No. Otto chose the Netherlands over Switzerland, as the Netherlands had remained neutral in World War I, and Germany had respected that neutrality. He felt they would do so in World War II also, but he gave Hitler too much credit in that regard. Years later, Otto regretted not taking his family to Switzerland in the first place.
The capital of Switzerland during World War 1 was the same as it is now, Bern.