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Table of Contents Prologue (i) Out of the Blue8 (ii) The Importance of the Question10 (iii) A Summer to Remember21 Part One Europe's Tensions 1 Empires Clash26 2 Classes Struggle30 3 Nations Quarrel32 4 Countries Arm38 5 Zarathustra Prophesies52 6 Diplomats Align57 Part Two Walking Through Minefields 7 The Eastern Question62 8 A Challenge for the Archduke64 9 Explosive Germany67 Part Three The Drift toward War 10 Macedonia--Out of Control81 11 Austria-First off the Mark85 12 France and Germany Make Their Play92 13 Italy Grasps; the Balkans Do Too100 14 The Slavic Tide104 15 Europe Goes to the Brink113 16 More Balkan Tremors117 17 An American Tries to Stop It125 Part Four Murder! 18 The Last Waltz136 19 In the Land of the Assassins142 20 The Russian Connection156 21 The Terrorists Strike169 22 Europe Yawns165 23 Disposing of the Bodies175 24 Rounding Up the Suspects177 Part Five Telling Lies 25 Germany Signs a Blank Check183 26 The Great Deception195 27 Berchtold Runs Out of Time 203 28 The Secret Is Kept205 Part Six Crisis! 29 The Fait Is Not Accompli209 30 Presenting an Ultimatum223 31 Serbia More or Less Accepts237 Part Seven Countdown 32 Showdown in Berlin243 33 July 26249 34 July 27257 35 July 28 264 36 July 29272 37 July 30280 38 July 31287 39 August 1291 40 August 2300 41 August 3305 42 August 4307 43 Shredding the Evidence310 Part Eight The Mystery Solved 44 Assembling in the Library315 45 What Did Not Happen317 46 The Key toWhat Happened332 47 What Was It About?341 48 Who Could Have Prevented It?349 49 Who Started It?353 50 Could It Happen Again?360 51 Summing Up363 Epilogue 52 Austria's War366 53 Germany's War370 Appendix I--The Austrian Note373 Appendix II--The Serbian Reply382 Who Was Who388
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: World War, 1914-1918 Causes