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Fritz Fischer (Historian)Fritz Fischer (March 5, 1908- December 1, 1999), professor emeritus at Hamburg University, rocked the history profession in 1961 with his first book, Griff nach der Weltmacht: Die Kriegzielpolitik des kaiserlichen Deutschland 1914-1918 (Loosely translated as Grasping at Power: Germany's Aims in the First World War), in which he argued that Germany deliberately sought to bring about World War I in its quest for world power. Furthermore, Fischer suggested that there was continuity in German aims from 1900 to the Second World War, meaning that in fact Germany was very much responsible for both world wars. Fischer stirred up much controversy with his books, particularly in Germany. His works inspired other historians, such as Gerhard Ritter, to write their own works in direct response to Fischer's Thesis. Fischer, Fritz Fischer, Fritz
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