Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources:
Anthologies: Richthofen, Manfred. "The Last Battle." The Red Baron. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969. 143-48. Print. Manfred von Richtofens experiences as a pilot during World War I helped us understand what it was like to shoot down an enemy aircraft. We also found out how popular the Red Baron was. This information was used to make an extra Amazing Aces page that includes the Red Baron and the experience of the dogfight. This very good source is recommended for direct information regarding pilots of World War I. Books: Grahame-White, Claude, and Harry Harper. Aircraft In The Great War. Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1915. Print. This book included first-hand information on early dogfights and how they were won and lost. It was used in our project to strengthen our main information. We would recommend this as a very descriptive primary source. McConnell, James Rogers. "Pilot Life at the Front." Flying for France: With the American Escadrille at Verdun. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page &, 1917. 21-27. Print. As seen through the eyes of pilot James McConnel, we learned the pros and cons of being a pilot during World War I. This information provided quotes and lifestyle descriptions of pilots during the war. This very valuable primary source gave a pilots point of view. Websites: "Century of Flight in Canada." CH2Aindex. Web. 04 Feb. 2012. <http://www.ch2a.ca/Welcome100th.html>. This primary source included a photograph of one of the planes used in World War I. We used this photo in the slideshow of our website. This valuable source allowed us to visualize World War I planes. Discovery Education Streaming. Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/students/>. From this primary source we gained five great pictures of planes used in World War I. This helped us illustrate our content, thus is a good source for pictures.

"Free Rare Vintage WWI Aviation Photographs Web. 30 Jan. 2012. <http://crazywebsite.com/pg-FunnyPictures/Vintage_Public_Domain_Images_WWI_Weapons_Aircraft-1.html>. This website had a photograph which depicted what a real dogfight was like. This was an unusual source with many ads and we would not recommend it. "Kiffin Y. Rockwell, World War I Aviator. Lafayette Escadrille." Virginia Military Institute. Web. 05 Feb. 2012. <http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=12371>. In this valuable primary source we found photos of World War I pilots. We used these in the "Revolution of Aviation" page of our website to illustrate pilot life during the war. "Snoopy Flying Ace XBLA." Blogs.capecodonline.com Blogs | Brought to You by the Cape Cod Media Group. Web. 05 Feb. 2012. <http://blogs.capecodonline.com/cape-codgaming/2011/08/01/snoopy-flying-ace-xbla/>. A picture of one of the most respected German pilots during the war was found on this website. We included this picture in a subpage of our website about German aces. We would recommend this source because it provides good pictures. "The First Practical Flying Machine from the May 1968 Edition of American Aircraft Modeler Airplanes and Rockets." Model Aircraft Building Projects and Vintage Model Airplane and Rocket Articles, Plans, Magazines - Airplanes and Rockets. Web. 04 Feb. 2012. <http://airplanesandrockets.com/magazines/Wright-Brothers-Story-May-1968AAM.htm>. This website included a picture of one of the first flying machines which we included in the Beginnings of Aviation section of our project. We would recommend this source because it complimented material on early aviation. The Fokker D.VII File. 14 Mar. 2009. Web. 30 Jan. 2012. <http://www.aerofile.info/fokkerd7/d7html/>. A picture of the Fokker D-7 was obtained from this valuable primary source which was used to create a visual of planes during World War One. "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) - Predator Drone - News - The New York Times." Times Topics - The New York Times. New York Times, 03 Feb. 2012. Web. 03 Feb. 2012. <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/u/unmanned_aerial_vehicle s/index.html>. This valuable New York Times primary source provided information on how drones are used in war today. We used this to strengthen the "Long Legacy of Airplanes" section and would recommend it for current information.

"WWI Photos in 3D! - Skateboard Forums - Message Board - Skateboarding Forum." SkatersCafe. Web. 04 Feb. 2012. <http://www.skaterscafe.com/showthread.php?p=1718380>. To complement our quote about the cavalry and plane, we found this primary source. We discovered a photo in this valuable source and we would recommend it because it contained excellent pictures. "WW1 Planes." Junior General Home Page. Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <http://www.juniorgeneral.org/smf/index.php?topic=5063.0>. In this primary source we gained a picture which further strengthened the look of our World War I in the Air section. However, we would not recommend this source because it was a blog.

Secondary Sources
Books: Bowen, Ezra. Knights Of The Air. Alexandria: Time-Life, 1980. Print. The air force replacing the cavalry was one of the key revolutions of our project. We used this secondary source to understand the speed of the revolution that the airplane caused. We would recommend this source because it has a lot of information on aviation. Colby, C. B. Aircraft Of World War One. New York: Coward-McCann, 1962. Print. In this secondary source we found many popular planes and important pilots of World War I. This provided a general idea of aircraft involvement in World War One. We would recommend this source for good pictures. Cooke, David Coxe. "Into the Maw of Battle." Sky Battle: 1914-1918 : The Story of Aviation in World War I. New York: W.W. Norton, 1970. 55-65. Print. A large amount of information on the uses of early planes in World War I was found in this secondary source. This valuable source illustrated why airplanes in World War I were a revolution and provided facts for our thesis. Fredriksen, John C. "Curtiss JN-4 Jenny." Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to U.S. Military Aircraft, 1915-2000. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999. 78. Print. This secondary source of information on the JN-4 or Jenny taught us how it was used as a trainer during the war. Since this secondary source explained how pilots were trained and got to the war, we found it very helpful.

Encyclopedias: Coble, Wendy. "Avro 504." Air Warfare An International Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. Denver, Colorado: ABC CLIO, 2002. 54-55. Print. This is a secondary source. We learned about the plane used for British training during the war. We used this information to include facts about planes used in the war. This was a valuable source and we would recommend it to another student because it contributed to our research. Streckfuss, James. "World War 1 Aviation." Air Warefare. Vol. 2. Santa Barbra: ABCCLIO, 2002. 702-05. Print. The many good things planes did for the war and how they evolved throughout the war were well documented in this secondary source. The information provided by this valuable source was used to prove this was a revolution, reaction and reform. Interviews: Wier, Tom. "Interview with General Tom Wier." Personal interview. 29 Dec. 2011. This secondary source interview helped us discover what it was like to fly in a model Curtis J-N 4 Jenny. We also discovered what it was like to build an airplane from that time period. Quotes and information on the actual experience were very valuable and added to the "Revolution of Aviation" section of our work. Websites: "Air Power:Aviation at the Start of the First World War." Web. 22 Jan. 2012. <http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Air_Power/Pre_WWI/AP1.htm>. We found information on the causes of aviation in World War I in this secondary source which became a part of our Aviation before World War I page. This was valuable because it helped us find causes for the revolution of Planes in World War I. "Airplanes - World War One's Influence on Airplanes." Inventors. Web. 24 Jan. 2012. <http://inventors.about.com/od/militaryhistoryinventions/a/war_planes.htm>. This is a secondary source illustrating the effects World War I had on aviation. Information from here was included in the Aviation After the Armistice page on our website. This was a valuable source because it helped us understand the effects of aviation on World War I. Butler, Amy Kemp. "Aviation after World War I Breaks Distance Barriers." Standard-Examiner - Top of Utah News & Multimedia. Web. 23 Jan. 2012.

<http://www.standard.net/topics/hilltop-times/2010/02/10/aviation-after-world-war-ibreaks-distance-barriers>. Information for our thesis statement and some effects on aviation was obtained from this secondary source. This was valuable to our research because it provided understanding of why our topic was a revolution. "Bleriot's Cross Channel Flight." Home Page for the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company and Wright-brothers.org. Web. 05 Feb. 2012. <http://www.wrightbrothers.org/History_Wing/Wright_Story/Showing_the_World/Crossing_the_Channel/Bl eriots_Flight.htm>. In this valuable secondary source we found information on Louis Bleriots flight over the English Channel. This extra information was used on a subpage of our website where we documented his flight on Google maps. "Great Aviation Quotes: Air Power." Dave English Homepage. Web. 29 Jan. 2012. <http://www.skygod.com/quotes/airpower.html>. We received many quotes from this secondary source that related to aviation in World War I. We used these quotes in our website and connected them to the theme. This provided a variety of viewpoints on aviation in World War I. "Space Explorers Planetary Times - Volume 1." Space Explorers Planetary Times. Web. 29 Feb. 2012. <http://news.space-explorers.com/?v=01>. In this valuable secondary source, we found an aviation timeline of World War I. We included this in a subpage of our website because it added information about aviation related to World War I during the same time period. Trueman, Chris. "Operation Rolling Thunder." History Learning Site. Web. 03 Feb. 2012. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/operation_rolling_thunder.htm>. From this secondary source we learned how planes were used in the Vietnam War which further improved the "Long Legacy of Airplanes" section. This was a valuable and reliable source. "The Wright Brothers - First Flight, 1903." EyeWitness to History - History through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. <http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/wright.htm>. Background information from this secondary source was used in the 'Beginnings of Aviation' page of our website. It was a valuable site, providing a better understand of the causes of aviation use in World War I. "World War Two - the Aerial War." Century of Flight. Spiritual Healing. Web. 4 Feb. 2012.

In this secondary source we received information on the long term effects of aviation in World War I. We used this information in the "Long Legacy of Airplanes" page. This was a valuable source and we would recommend it to another student studying this topic because it helped us figure out the effects of airplanes in World War I. Boucher, W. I. "WWI Aviation Pictorial History Table of Contents." WWI Aviation Pictorial History An Illustrated History of World War 1 Aviation. 2 Dec. 2011. Web. 23 Jan. 2012. <http://www.wwiaviation.com/toc.html>. This secondary source illustrated many key events like "Bloody April" and who had dominance over the skies. As one of our most valuable sources, this pictorial played a role in the "World War I in the air" sections of our website.