In Fritz Fischer's Germany's Aims in the First World War it is evident that the blame is being laid almost entirely onto Germany. Not only however is Fischer laying the blame onto Germany, he is also through his writings making it clear

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The question of Germany's war guilt in the First World War is one that has been debated over for decades. Situations have been analyzed, and various documents have been examined. From these vigorous studies resulted virtually hundreds of articles dealing with the issues of Germany's war guilt, each with its own twist, approach, and ultimately the inevitable bias. History is an interpretation of selected facts, and no matter how hard one tries, it is practically impossible to eliminate this selectivity. In addition to this 'selection' of facts or evidences, we witness the act of interpretation in which a single passage can be taken and given two totally different meanings by two separate historians. With this in mind, it becomes clear why we are constantly bombarded with contrasting ideas and theories. In this paper, I will deal with this issue precisely. I will be looking at three historians, each writing on the topic of Germany's war guilt in World War One. I will analyze the direct contrast between the articles of Fritz Fischer and Gerhard Ritter, while demonstrating how Konrad Jarausch's article serves as a mediator between the two.

In Fritz Fischer's Germany's Aims in the First World