The German White Book
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cover from The National Archives (United Kingdom)
The German White Book was a publication by the German government of 1914 documenting their claims for the causes of World War I.[1]
Its price was 30 Pfennig and its full title was:
Das Deutsche Weißbuch
über den Ausbruch des
deutsch-russisch-französischen Krieges
(translation: The German White Book about the outbreak of the German-Russian-French war)
The book contained extracts of diplomatic material intended to portray the war's cause to other sources. The other combatants also published similar books: The Blue Book of Britain and The Orange Book of Russia.[1]
The book comprised two sections:
- "How Russia and Her Ruler Betrayed Germany's Confidence and Thereby Caused the European War"
- "How the German-Franco Conflict Might have been Avoided"
and an Appendix with communications between Prince Lichnowsky and Sir Edward Grey.
References
- 1 2 "German White Book". United Kingdom: The National Archives. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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