The Outbreak of World War I: Problems in European Civilization

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This volume in the Problems in European Civilization series presents the diversity of viewpoints held by the field' s most eminent historians. The editor accompanies the essays and documents with his own essay, providing historical context and insights on each problem discussed. Preface Contents Introduction Variety of Opinion: The Pre-Fischer School I. The Coming of War The Mood of 1914 Europe on the Eve of the First World War The Short-War Illusion The Primacy of Domestic Politics Domestic Factors in German Foreign Policy II. The Outbreak of War: July 1914 1914 — Serbia Opts for War Austria-Hungary Opts for War 1914: Germany Opts for War, “Now or Never” In the Eye of the Storm: Kurt Riezler War Euphoria in Germany in 1914 Russia Accepts a General War The Liberals Muddle Through to War III. The Question of War Guilt The Charge: German War Guilt 1914: Delusion or Design? The Fischer “Controversy” and German War Guilt Anti-Fischer: A New War-Guilt Thesis? World War I As Galloping Gertie IV. The Legacy Patriotic Self-Censorship in Germany Suggestions for Additional Reading