Bibliography

This post is giving our annotative bibliography. An annotative bibliography is a citing sources but describing about the source, how factual is it, how will the source help your essay, and how it will affect your audience. Below is my annotative bibliography.

Anderson, Duncan. “http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/dday_beachhead_01.shtml.” D-Day Beachhead. 17 February 2011

This article is a credible source for my research because it talks about how the Normandy Invasion was a controversial battle. The author’s credentials include a senior lecturer at Sandhurst of the War Studies Department, became Head of Department 1997, and has written several books on WWII. The article was published in 17 February 2011 on the BBC website. The author’s main goal in this article is to inform about D-Day but also persuade you into thinking it wasn’t worth fighting the battle about. The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that fits the following description: people interested in WWII. This audience would be interested in this subject because D-Day was such an influential battle in WWII and would generally agree with this author’s perspective on the topic. The author incorporates the following types of evidence: that even Eisenhower wasn’t sure if his plan would work. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree and disagree with this author because it was risky but I think it was a necessary battle. I think this article is important to include in my essay because it shows the other side of my argument.

http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/normandy/nor-pam.htm. “Normandy.”

This article is a credible source for my research because the US Army wrote the article and the US Army was at the Normandy Invasion. The article was published on the US Army’s history site. The author’s main goal in this article is to inform about D-Day. The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that fits the following description: people interested in WWII. This audience would be interested in this subject because D-Day is an influential battle in WWII and would generally agree with this author’s perspective on the topic. The author incorporates the following types of evidence: actual facts and evidence that actually happened. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because it is factual evidence. I think this article is important to include in my essay because I need factual evidence in my paper.

Wilson, Theodore A. http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/wildda.html. “D-Day 1944.”

This article is a credible source for my research because it is done by Kansas University. The author’s credentials include being a professor at the University of Kansas.  The article was published in 2013 in the Kansas University paper. The author’s main goal in this article is to inform about the Normandy Invasion. The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that fits the following description: people interested in history and or WWII. This audience would be interested in this subject because D-Day is a major battle during WWI and would generally agree with this author’s perspective on the topic. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree and disagree with this author because it’s factual evidence but don’t agree with her opinion. I think this article is important to include in my essay because it gives someone else’s opinion.

Heuvel, William J. vanden. http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/library/pdfs/vh_dday.pdf. “Franklin Delano Roosevelt and D-Day: Operation Overlord.” 5 June 2000.

This article is a credible source for my research because it is the D-Day museum in Louisiana. The author’s credentials include being the Chairman of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. The article was published in June 2000 for the convocation of the D-Day museum. The author’s main goal in this article is to inform about the Normandy Invasion. The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that fits the following description: people who are interested in the D-Day invasion. This audience would be interested in this subject because it is talking about the opening of the museum of D-Day and would generally agree with this author’s perspective on the topic of the Normandy Invasion. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because it was a tough battle but was a necessary one. I think this article is important to include in my essay because it represents my side of the argument.

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq109-1.htm. “D-Day, the Normandy Invasion, 6-25 June 1944.”

This article is a credible source for my research because it is by the US Navy and the US Navy helped to land the US Army on Normandy. The author’s credentials include being the US Navy, the US Navy was there at D-Day. The article was published on the US Navy history website. The author’s main goal in this article is to inform about D-Day. The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that fits the following description: people who are interested in WWII or D-Day. This audience would be interested in this subject because D-Day was an influential during WWII and would generally agree with this author’s perspective on the topic. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because it fits with my view of D-Day. I think this article is important to include in my essay because it is factual evidence.