Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 551 University of Oxford. Faculty of Modern History Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Why We Are at War" by members of the Oxford Faculty of Modern History is a historical account written during the early 20th century, in the context of World War I. The text aims to dissect the causes behind the outbreak of the war, detailing the principles believed to be at stake, with a focus on the legal context of Belgium’s neutrality, the alliances formed in Europe, and the failures of diplomacy. The opening of the book presents an introduction and a preface emphasizing the objective of the authors, who, while not politicians, seek to provide a historical perspective on the war based on evidence and key documents. They specifically highlight the significance of Belgium's neutrality as established by various treaties and the impact of its violation by Germany. The authors outline the legal rights of Belgium as a sovereign state and underline the collective responsibilities of the Great Powers to uphold that neutrality, reflecting on the moral and ethical implications of the war. This portion sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the political and diplomatic landscape leading to the conflict, thereby establishing the groundwork for the arguments and analyses that will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 D501 Text World War I Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 518736 2025-10-05T05:07:24.973331 text/html 505181 2024-10-28T18:09:48 text/html 266696 2025-10-05T05:07:33.855356 application/epub+zip 275773 2025-10-05T05:07:28.439321 application/epub+zip 248365 2025-10-05T05:07:27.154380 application/epub+zip 580092 2025-10-05T05:07:37.945341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546927 2025-10-05T05:07:33.036316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510277 2022-09-05T10:04:06.253800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477943 2025-10-05T05:07:23.985362 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 458017 2024-10-28T18:09:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16199 2025-10-05T05:07:38.073265 application/rdf+xml 21199 2025-10-05T05:07:27.681323 image/jpeg 4626 2025-10-05T05:07:27.414435 image/jpeg 266429 2025-10-05T05:07:25.007366 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog