Countdown to War

• The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 28 June, 1914

• Autograph Letter of Franz Joseph to the Kaiser, 2 July 1914 From Emperor Franz Joseph, Vienna, delivered to the Kaiser in Berlin on 5 July 1914 by the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador, Count de Szogyeny-Marich. The annexe-memoire was drafted fully a month before Sarajevo.

• German Dispatches and the Kaiser's Annotations, June-July 1914

• The 'Blank Check,' July 6, 1914, Germany giving Austria a green light
• The Austrian-Hungarian Ultimatum to Serbia, July 23, 1914
• Russian Memorandum of Advice to Serbia, July 24, 1914
• The Serbian Response to the Ultimatum, July 25, 1914
• Wilhelm II's Intransigence, July 26, 1914
• The Pledge Plan, July 28, 1914
• The Austro-Hungarian Declaration of War Against Serbia, July 28, 1914
• The "Willy-Nicky" Telegrams, July 29-August 1, 1914
• Sir Edward Grey's Indecisiveness, July 31, 1914
• Prince Lichownowsky's Reply to Sir Edward Grey, July 1914
• Wilhelm II's War Speeches, July-August 1914
• The German White Book, 1914
• The German Declaration of War On Russia, August 1, 1914
• The German Request for Free Passage Through Belgium, August 2, 1914
• The Belgian Refusal of Free Passage, August 3, 1914
• The Italian Declaration of Neutrality, August 3, 1914
• Sir Edward Grey's Speech before the House of Commons, August 3, 1914
• The British Ambassador's Account of his meeting with the German Chancellor, August 4, 1914
• The Chancellor Defends the Invasion of Belgium, August 4, 1914
• 4 August, 1914, Origin of the Term "A Scrap of Paper"
• King Albert's Speech to the Belgium Parliament, August 4, 1914
• President Poincare's War Message, August 4, 1914
• Clemenceau Calls France to Arms, August 5, 1914
• Telegram from Wilhelm II to President Wilson, August 10, 1914
• President Wilson's Declaration of Neutrality, August 19, 1914