Book Review

The ideology of who is responsible for any war is always a delicate subject. When dealing with a World War, such as World War I, it is not only a fine issue but is also controversial and highly disputed one. Many authors have attempted to present an argument for the culpability of one country over another, two authors being Sidney B. Fay and Fritz Fischer.
Sidney B. Fay presents the culpability of many countries while trying to shy away from the blame of Germany. Fay indicates that each and every country had partial responsibility – some countries having more responsibility than others – this was because of different actions that each political leader had taken. Fay’s main argument can been isolated to the Versailles Treaty. He concludes that the Treaty must not be validated, due to the fact that it was based on propagandas, and was biased account filled with misconceptions. (Reference) Although many countries were filled with partial blame, Fay ar...