 Ritter felt that Fischer had been dishonest in his portrayal of Austro-German relations in July 1914.Ritter charged that it was not true that Germany had pressured a reluctant Austria-Hungary into attacking Serbia.Ritter argued that the main impetus for war within Austria-Hungary was internal, and though there were divisions of opinion about the course to pursue in Vienna and Budapest, it was not German pressure that led to war being chosen.