Journal articles and books on the debate over the Schlieffen plan[edit]

Disagreement between Holger Herwig and Terence Holmes.

Herwig, Holger. "Germany and the 'short-war' illusion: Toward a new interpretation?” in The Journal of Military History 66/3 (July 2002), 681-693, esp. ff.7

Holmes, Terence. "'One throw of the gambler's dice': A comment on Holger Herwig's view of the Schlieffen plan." The Journal of Military History 67/2 (April 2003) 513-516.

Summary of the article by Holmes: Herwig claims that there was a 42 day time table in the Schlieffen plan. The time table was not in Schlieffen's original plan.

Books by Terrence Zuber:

Inventing the Schlieffen Plan: German war planning, 1871-1914. Oxford, 2002.

German War Planning, 1891-1914: Sources and Interpretations. Boydell Press, 2004.

The Real German War Plan 1904-14. Stroud: The History Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7524-5664-5

Debate between Terence Zuber and Terence Holmes.

Articles by Terence Holmes:

"The Real Thing: A Reply to Terence Zuber's 'Terence Holmes Reinvents the Schlieffen Plan'." War in History 9/1 (2002) 111-120. It is worth noting that Zuber states in this article that Schlieffen was planning for a one front war with France, not a two front war with France and Russia.

"The Reluctant March on Paris: A Reply to Terence Zuber's 'The Schlieffen Plan Reconsidered'." War in History 8/2 (April 2001) 208-232.

Articles by Terence Zuber:

"The Schlieffen Plan Reconsidered." War in History 6/3 (1999) 262-306. "The Schlieffen Plan Was an Orphan." War in History 11/2 (2004) 220-225.

"Terence Holmes Reinvents the Schlieffen Plan." War in History 8/4 (2001) 468-476.

"Terence Holmes Reinvents the Schlieffen Plan – Again." War in History 10/1 (April 2003) 92-101.

More recent opposition to Zuber's theory:

Foley, Robert T. "The Real Schlieffen Plan", War in History, Vol. 13, Issue 1. (2006), pp. 91–115.

Gross, Gerhard P., "There was a Schlieffen Plan: New Sources on the History of German Military Planning", War in History, Vol. 15, Issue 4 (November 2008), p. 389.

I would welcome any constructive contributions to this bibliography.