Bernstorff, Johann Heinrich, Graf von, 1862-1939. Content: Germany and the United States before the war; The German propaganda in the United States; Political events preceding the "Lusitania" incident; Economic questions; The so-called German conspiracies; The "Lusitania" incident; The "Arabic" incident; The second "Lusitania" crisis; The "Sussex" incident; American mediation; The rupture of diplomatic relations; The return home.