The German White Book
The German White Book was a publication by the German government of 1914 documenting their claims for the causes of World War I.
Its price was 30 Pfennig and its full title was:
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.
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.