Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 180 Smith, Thomas F. A. 1875 What Germany Thinks; Or, The War as Germans see it Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. The causes of the war -- On the leash -- The dogs let loose -- Mobilization -- Wars and rumours of wars -- The débâcle of the Social Democrats -- "Necessity knows no law" -- Atrocities -- The neutrality of Belgium and Germany's annexation propaganda -- Saigner à blanc -- The intellectuals and the war -- The literature of hate -- "Man to man and steel to steel". Produced by Jonathan Ingram, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "What Germany Thinks; Or, The War as Germans See It" by Thomas F. A. Smith is a historical account written during the early 20th century, specifically around the time of World War I. The book explores the German perspective on the causes and implications of the war, reflecting a myriad of opinions within Germany regarding responsibility for the conflict and the unfolding events. Smith's analysis delves into the national psyche and public sentiment leading up to the war, providing insights from various segments of German society. The opening of the book establishes a complex backdrop for understanding the German viewpoint on World War I. It details the widespread belief in Germany that the nation did not blindly enter the war but rather did so with an awareness of the circumstances and consequences. Further, the narrative discusses differing political opinions regarding the origins of the conflict, with Germans attributing various degrees of blame to other nations while largely absolving their own actions. Smith introduces accounts from German newspapers of the time, illustrating both patriotic fervor and anti-war sentiments, such as protests by the Social Democrats against military aggression, thus setting the stage for a deeper exploration of how public opinion shaped the war's trajectory and Germany's role in it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 D501 Text Germany Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 535458 534145 2024-10-05T04:11:36.936820 2023-10-05T05:14:10.398465 text/html text/html 529486 2020-12-19T16:42:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 197681 2020-12-19T16:42:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 293600 2024-10-05T04:11:47.339822 application/epub+zip 301264 2024-10-05T04:11:40.954793 application/epub+zip 268355 2024-10-05T04:11:39.490790 application/epub+zip 592478 2024-10-05T04:11:52.259790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555325 2024-10-05T04:11:46.425797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509747 2022-09-05T07:16:11.860435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496328 496251 2024-10-05T04:11:35.733829 2023-10-05T05:14:09.350427 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 497362 2020-12-19T16:42:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 190511 2020-12-19T16:42:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 497491 2020-12-19T16:42:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190348 2020-12-19T16:42:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21590 2024-10-05T04:11:52.392740 application/rdf+xml 20706 2024-10-05T04:11:40.107817 image/jpeg 4443 2024-10-05T04:11:39.775825 image/jpeg 288367 2024-10-05T04:11:36.980076 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog