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Article: Hot topic in Germany: aggression in World War I; Sunday marked the 90th anniversary of the start of World War 1.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- August 2, 2004
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Byline: Charles Hawley Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor
BERLIN -- In 1961, historian Fritz Fischer shocked Germany with his book, "Germany's Grasp for World Power," which asserted that Kaiser Wilhelm II was largely responsible for the outbreak of World War I. To a population that had grown up viewing the war as defensive, Mr. Fischer's book was widely rejected.
Now, public opinion is beginning to shift. And new theories that test old notions about World War I are surfacing.
Already this year, there have been over a dozen books published on the subject, as well as countless television specials, and a six-issue series by the prominent ...