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Title: What Germany Thinks
The War as Germans see it

Author: Thomas F. A. Smith

Release Date: November 21, 2003 [EBook #10166]

Language: English

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WHAT GERMANY THINKS

OR THE WAR AS GERMANS SEE IT

By Thomas F.A. Smith, Ph.D.

Late English Lecturer in the University of Erlangen

Author of "The Soul of Germany: A Twelve Years' Study of the People from
Within, 1902-1914"

1915

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I--THE CAUSES OF THE WAR

II--ON THE LEASH

III--THE DOGS LET LOOSE

IV--MOBILIZATION

V--WARS AND RUMOURS OF WARS

VI--THE DEBACLE OF THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS

VII--"NECESSITY KNOWS NO LAW"

VIII--ATROCITIES

IX--THE NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM AND
GERMANY'S ANNEXATION PROPAGANDA

X--SAIGNER A BLANC

XI--THE INTELLECTUALS AND THE WAR

XII--THE LITERATURE OF HATE

XIII--"MAN TO MAN AND STEEL TO STEEL"

INDEX

WHAT GERMANY THINKS

CHAPTER I

THE CAUSES OF THE WAR

In many quarters of the world, especially in certain sections of the
British public, people believed that the German nation was led blindly
into the World War by an unscrupulous military clique. Now, however,
there is ample evidence to prove that the entire nation was thoroughly
well informed of the course which events were taking, and also warned as
to the catastrophe to which the national course was certainly leading.

Even to-day, after more than twelve months of devastating warfare, there
is no unity of opinion in Germany as to who caused the war. Some writers
accuse France, others England, while many lay the guilt at Russia's
door. They are only unanimous in charging one or other, or all the
powers, of the Triple Entente. We shall see that every power now at war,
with the exception of Germany and Italy, has been held responsible for
Armageddon, but apparently it has not yet occurred to Germans that the
bearer of guilt for this year's bloodshed--is Germany alo