Annotated Bibliography: World War I
Bibliography
Axelrod, Alan, Ph.D. and Charles Phillips. What Every American Should Know About American History: 200 Events That Shaped the Nation, Second Edition. Massachusetts: Adams Media, 2004.
Bosco, Peter I. America at War: World War I. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1991.
Dowsell, Paul. Weapons and Technology of World War I. Illinois: Heinemann Library, 2002.
Lopez, Donald S. in Association with the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Guides: Aviation. New York: Macmillan, 1995.
Spangenburg, Ray and Diane K. Moser. The Story of Air Transport in America. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1992.
About.com 20th Century History. “World War I”, by Jennifer Rosenberg. Available from http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwari/p/World-War-I.htm. …show more content…
Bombers were large aircraft with multiple engines which were built to carry bombs. Fighters were small and light, highly-maneuverable aircraft. Two-seater fighter planes, carrying a pilot and an observer began filling their pockets with objects such as chains and bricks to fling at enemy planes. These objects were soon replaced by pistols but little damage was done. As aerial shooting became more serious, they replaced the pistols with rifles, which also did little damage, they were also difficult to reload within the confines of the cockpit. Often the firer also shot at the wires, struts or propeller of his own airplane. One day, a British observer took a machine gun into flight. The extra weight of the machine gun made it impossible to climb more than 3,500 feet in the air, who had spotted a German cruising at 5,000 feet. He shot at the enemy with no effect and instead just accomplished a lot of noise and vibration to his plane. Still, this became a major milestone in aerial combat. 10 Cockpits began getting fitted with heavy machine guns but were clumsy and difficult to use. On two-wing planes, machine guns were mounted on top of the top wing to shoot over the propeller which made firing easy but reloading and in-flight repairs were impossible. Ideally, machine guns were to be mounted where they would be …show more content…
Airships were essentially bomb carriers called Zeppelins, named after Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin. They were quite the menacing sight measuring 640 feet long, propelled by four gasoline engines and traveling at a speed of 60 miles per hour. Although they destroyed many factories and homes, they were also very vulnerable to bad weather and vulnerable targets that could very easily be shot down by fighter planes. They were also highly flammable when shot by incendiary bullets because of their hydrogen gas. Although advantageous early on in the war, the development of fighter planes during the war slowly diminished the use of Zeppelins and their
Axelrod, Alan, Ph.D. and Charles Phillips. What Every American Should Know About American History: 200 Events That Shaped the Nation, Second Edition. Massachusetts: Adams Media, 2004.
Bosco, Peter I. America at War: World War I. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1991.
Dowsell, Paul. Weapons and Technology of World War I. Illinois: Heinemann Library, 2002.
Lopez, Donald S. in Association with the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Guides: Aviation. New York: Macmillan, 1995.
Spangenburg, Ray and Diane K. Moser. The Story of Air Transport in America. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1992.
About.com 20th Century History. “World War I”, by Jennifer Rosenberg. Available from http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwari/p/World-War-I.htm. …show more content…
Bombers were large aircraft with multiple engines which were built to carry bombs. Fighters were small and light, highly-maneuverable aircraft. Two-seater fighter planes, carrying a pilot and an observer began filling their pockets with objects such as chains and bricks to fling at enemy planes. These objects were soon replaced by pistols but little damage was done. As aerial shooting became more serious, they replaced the pistols with rifles, which also did little damage, they were also difficult to reload within the confines of the cockpit. Often the firer also shot at the wires, struts or propeller of his own airplane. One day, a British observer took a machine gun into flight. The extra weight of the machine gun made it impossible to climb more than 3,500 feet in the air, who had spotted a German cruising at 5,000 feet. He shot at the enemy with no effect and instead just accomplished a lot of noise and vibration to his plane. Still, this became a major milestone in aerial combat. 10 Cockpits began getting fitted with heavy machine guns but were clumsy and difficult to use. On two-wing planes, machine guns were mounted on top of the top wing to shoot over the propeller which made firing easy but reloading and in-flight repairs were impossible. Ideally, machine guns were to be mounted where they would be …show more content…
Airships were essentially bomb carriers called Zeppelins, named after Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin. They were quite the menacing sight measuring 640 feet long, propelled by four gasoline engines and traveling at a speed of 60 miles per hour. Although they destroyed many factories and homes, they were also very vulnerable to bad weather and vulnerable targets that could very easily be shot down by fighter planes. They were also highly flammable when shot by incendiary bullets because of their hydrogen gas. Although advantageous early on in the war, the development of fighter planes during the war slowly diminished the use of Zeppelins and their