Some records Recording turned Becoming up after the fall of the German Democratic Republic ( GDR ) , making an outline of German war planning possible for the first time , proving wrong much post-1918 writing .

Zuber proposed Creating that the Schlieffen Plan was a myth concocted in the 1920s by partial writers , intent on exculpating themselves and proving that German war planning did not cause the First World War , a view which was supported by Hew Strachan .

Ultimately Laforey was successful , in part due to testimony from the defeated French captain , proving his case and claiming the prize money .