Jim,
there are around 200 researching WW1 - to understand what they have to say you need to read a few,

I have. You and your friends seem to have read nothing written less than 20 years ago!
You will find they all say much the same on the issues we have discussed.

The quote was of Dr. Gary Sheffield in a piece written for the BBC History site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/origins_01.shtml