Works Cited
Primary Sources
Crawley, 19 Squadron. "RAF Bombing in Dresden." Interview by Crawley, 19 Squadron. BBC, WWII
people's war. BBC, 9 Mar. 2005. Web. 30 Nov. 2010. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/
stories/31/a3765431.shtml>. This "interview" provided a first had account of the
bombing.
Harris, Arthur. "Extract from the official account of Bomber Command by Arthur Harris, 1945." The
national archives. the governemnt, n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.
<http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/heroesvillains/g1/cs3/g1cs3s1.htm>. This
site's primary source provided an opinion on the morality of the bombing.
(#11) Hoffmann, Peter. "Flucht aus dem brennenden Dresden 1945 ." Kollektives Gedächtnis . N.p., n.d. Web.
9 Dec. 2010. <http://www.dhm.de/lemo/forum/kollektives_gedaechtnis/392/index.html>. This
site, being a German site, opens up a whole new area to research the topic.
(ie. other than American websites)
(#10) Metzger, Lothar. "The Fire-bombing of Dresden An eye-witness account." http://timewitnesses.org.
N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. <http://timewitnesses.org/english/~lothar.html>. This site
provided a firsthand account of the bombing.
(#8) WWII Germany. Map. [Germany]: n.p., 1945. Print. showed Dresden in relation to rest of Germany.
Shows Dresdens rail system.
Secondary Sources
BBC. "Up to 25,000 died in Dresden's WWII Bombing - report." BBC News. BBC, 18 Mar. 2010. Web. 29
Nov. 2010. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8574157.stm>. This site provided a modern view on
what the actual death tolls of the bombing may have been.
"Bombing of Dresden." Spartucus.schoolnet. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2010.
<http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWdresden.htm>. This web page contained several
primary sources. basically it is a page with several sources in it.
(#2) "Charles Portal." Spartacus Educational. Spartacus Educational , n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWportal.htm>. Provided info on one of the people
who helped to develop area bombing.
"Commanders." RAF Bomber Command. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2010. <http://www.rafbombercommand.com/
people_commanders.html>. This site provided info about Arthur Harris.
"The destruction of Dresden." Dresden.de. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2010. <http://www.dresden.de/en/
02/07/01/c_13.php>. This page provided some confirmation of specific dates and facts about
the bombings
(#7) "Dresden becomes a major city ." Dresden.De. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2010. <http://www.dresden.de/
en/02/07/01/c_11.php>. This is an official site, and provided some good background
information on Dresden.
(#3) Dresden Bombed to Atoms. www.youtube.com. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=SU3wkOGXlcY>. A newsreel describing the bombing. Was not produced by the owner of
the youtube channel. Found out about newsreel from another source, and found it in an
embeddable form.
(#12) Gascoigne, Bamber. "History of Warfare - Land." History World. N.p., n.d. Web. 9
Apr. 2011. <http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/
PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa29>. This site provided some examples
of ancient warfare.
(#4) Hickman, Kennedy. "World War II: Marshal Arthur 'Bomber' Harris." About.com. New york times, 2010.
Web. 19 Nov. 2010. <http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/airforce/p/bomberharris.htm>.
This page provided details of about the bombing.
(#6) "International Law on the Bombing of Civilians." Dannen.com. Gene Dannen, n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.dannen.com/decision/int-law.html#E>. Note that I am citing a SPECIFIC PAGE on
the site, NOT THE WHOLE SITE. This PAGE helped give examples of international opinion and law
concerning civilian bombing. Which was a major aspect of area bombing.
(#1) Siebert, Detlef. "British Bombing Strategy in World War Two ." BBC . BBC, n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/area_bombing_01.shtml>. This site provided
a source for reliable information about RAF area bombing during WWII.
Smoler, Fredric. "Was the American Bombing Campaign in World War II a War Crime?"
AmericanHeritage.com . American Heritage Publishing. , n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2010.
<http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/web/
20060406-bombing-strategic-world-war-ii-grayling-among-dead-cities-germany-japan-civilians-royal-air-
force-atomic-bomb-richard-pape-terrorism-russia-axis.shtml>. This provided an argument about
the tactic of city bombing in general
(#5) "Total War." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. Encyclopedia.com, n.d. Web. 31
Dec. 2010. <http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/total_war.aspx#3>. Provided an official
definition of "total war"
(#9) USAF Historical division. "HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE 14-15 FEBRUARY 1945 BOMBINGS OF DRESDEN."
Air Force History . N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2010. <http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/
PopTopics/dresden.htm>. This site provided a perspective on the morality of the bombing
"The WWII Dresden Holocaust - 'A Single Column Of Flame.'" rense.com. Jeff Rense, n.d. Web. 18 Nov.
2010. <http://www.rense.com/general19/flame.htm>. This site provided interesting opinions
on the morality of the bombing.
"Yalta Conference." Spartacus.schoolnet. Spartucus.schoolnet, n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWyalta.htm>. Provided much needed information on
the yalta conference.
Primary Sources
Crawley, 19 Squadron. "RAF Bombing in Dresden." Interview by Crawley, 19 Squadron. BBC, WWII
people's war. BBC, 9 Mar. 2005. Web. 30 Nov. 2010. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/
stories/31/a3765431.shtml>. This "interview" provided a first had account of the
bombing.
Harris, Arthur. "Extract from the official account of Bomber Command by Arthur Harris, 1945." The
national archives. the governemnt, n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.
<http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/heroesvillains/g1/cs3/g1cs3s1.htm>. This
site's primary source provided an opinion on the morality of the bombing.
(#11) Hoffmann, Peter. "Flucht aus dem brennenden Dresden 1945 ." Kollektives Gedächtnis . N.p., n.d. Web.
9 Dec. 2010. <http://www.dhm.de/lemo/forum/kollektives_gedaechtnis/392/index.html>. This
site, being a German site, opens up a whole new area to research the topic.
(ie. other than American websites)
(#10) Metzger, Lothar. "The Fire-bombing of Dresden An eye-witness account." http://timewitnesses.org.
N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. <http://timewitnesses.org/english/~lothar.html>. This site
provided a firsthand account of the bombing.
(#8) WWII Germany. Map. [Germany]: n.p., 1945. Print. showed Dresden in relation to rest of Germany.
Shows Dresdens rail system.
Secondary Sources
BBC. "Up to 25,000 died in Dresden's WWII Bombing - report." BBC News. BBC, 18 Mar. 2010. Web. 29
Nov. 2010. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8574157.stm>. This site provided a modern view on
what the actual death tolls of the bombing may have been.
"Bombing of Dresden." Spartucus.schoolnet. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2010.
<http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWdresden.htm>. This web page contained several
primary sources. basically it is a page with several sources in it.
(#2) "Charles Portal." Spartacus Educational. Spartacus Educational , n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWportal.htm>. Provided info on one of the people
who helped to develop area bombing.
"Commanders." RAF Bomber Command. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2010. <http://www.rafbombercommand.com/
people_commanders.html>. This site provided info about Arthur Harris.
"The destruction of Dresden." Dresden.de. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2010. <http://www.dresden.de/en/
02/07/01/c_13.php>. This page provided some confirmation of specific dates and facts about
the bombings
(#7) "Dresden becomes a major city ." Dresden.De. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2010. <http://www.dresden.de/
en/02/07/01/c_11.php>. This is an official site, and provided some good background
information on Dresden.
(#3) Dresden Bombed to Atoms. www.youtube.com. Web. 4 Jan. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=SU3wkOGXlcY>. A newsreel describing the bombing. Was not produced by the owner of
the youtube channel. Found out about newsreel from another source, and found it in an
embeddable form.
(#12) Gascoigne, Bamber. "History of Warfare - Land." History World. N.p., n.d. Web. 9
Apr. 2011. <http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/
PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa29>. This site provided some examples
of ancient warfare.
(#4) Hickman, Kennedy. "World War II: Marshal Arthur 'Bomber' Harris." About.com. New york times, 2010.
Web. 19 Nov. 2010. <http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/airforce/p/bomberharris.htm>.
This page provided details of about the bombing.
(#6) "International Law on the Bombing of Civilians." Dannen.com. Gene Dannen, n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.dannen.com/decision/int-law.html#E>. Note that I am citing a SPECIFIC PAGE on
the site, NOT THE WHOLE SITE. This PAGE helped give examples of international opinion and law
concerning civilian bombing. Which was a major aspect of area bombing.
(#1) Siebert, Detlef. "British Bombing Strategy in World War Two ." BBC . BBC, n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/area_bombing_01.shtml>. This site provided
a source for reliable information about RAF area bombing during WWII.
Smoler, Fredric. "Was the American Bombing Campaign in World War II a War Crime?"
AmericanHeritage.com . American Heritage Publishing. , n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2010.
<http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/web/
20060406-bombing-strategic-world-war-ii-grayling-among-dead-cities-germany-japan-civilians-royal-air-
force-atomic-bomb-richard-pape-terrorism-russia-axis.shtml>. This provided an argument about
the tactic of city bombing in general
(#5) "Total War." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. Encyclopedia.com, n.d. Web. 31
Dec. 2010. <http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/total_war.aspx#3>. Provided an official
definition of "total war"
(#9) USAF Historical division. "HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE 14-15 FEBRUARY 1945 BOMBINGS OF DRESDEN."
Air Force History . N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2010. <http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/
PopTopics/dresden.htm>. This site provided a perspective on the morality of the bombing
"The WWII Dresden Holocaust - 'A Single Column Of Flame.'" rense.com. Jeff Rense, n.d. Web. 18 Nov.
2010. <http://www.rense.com/general19/flame.htm>. This site provided interesting opinions
on the morality of the bombing.
"Yalta Conference." Spartacus.schoolnet. Spartucus.schoolnet, n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2010.
<http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWyalta.htm>. Provided much needed information on
the yalta conference.
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"Bodies waiting to be disposed":
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Picture of Arthur Harris.
http://www.rafbombercommand.com/people_commanders.html
Image used on top of Introduction page:
http://spad1.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/eyewitness-the-bombing-of-dresden-14-february-1945/
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http://www1.american.edu/bgriff/H207web/bomb/images/firebombingofdresden.gif
"Bodies waiting to be disposed":
http://www.saveyourheritage.com/destruction_of_dresden.htm
Image used on top of "destruction of historic city":
http://aroundtheedges.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/dresden-after-the-firebombing.jpg
picture of the frauenkirche.
http://www.dresden.de/media/bilder/collagen/336_collage_frauenkirche_1.jpg
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