World War II
Primary sources
- The start of World War II
This picture talks a thousand words. These are residents saluting Hitler as he entered Sudetenland in the year 1938. The author of this article was an eyewitness when the world way began. The author Schmidt who was Hitler’s interpreter tried to establish the real situation at the time the way was happening and the difficulties that the people went through (Schmidt, 1951). The audience was meant to be any human being that was living in order to show them what transpired during this time. The document emphasizes on how Hitler was aggressive in acquiring the territory of the Germany district in Rhineland. The document is reliable as it portrays a true picture of the happenings and the unpreparedness of the Germany troops as they were poorly equipped and they had to treat the French troops.
The document was written shortly after the war was over and all the recordings of the way were well analyzed. The document illustrates every single activity that happened and how countries such as France and Britain teamed up to support Poland (Schmidt, 1951). The author was inspired to write the story as he was a victim and witnesses everything. The article is worth of a study due to its significance and immense contribution to what transpired then.
- America’s front line soldier
The picture was made by Bill Mauldin (1945) as he was a famous cartoonist. The two are Willie and Joe who were American combat soldiers. The author witnessed the front line fighters who were citizens long to go home back to their normal lives. Bill Maudlin clearly knows the background of the soldiers. The author sought to accomplish what he was fond of. He had an artistic talent of cartoon that had developed early in his life. During the time of the fight he was not able to do much due to depression as a result of the environment around him. By using his artistic skills he intended to capture a vast majority of audience despite the age. He emphasizes about the battle soldiers and how they wanted to return from the battle fields (Mauldin, 1945). The paper is not biased as it is able to achieve objectivity by portraying the right picture of the battle soldiers and how they behaved towards the outsiders.
The document illustrates the way and the life of the combat people during the war time. Mauldin was inspired by his talent in order to pass knowledge of how the soldiers worked together as a family in order to comfort each other (Mauldin, 1945). The document is insightful as it sheds some light about the European history that makes it easy to understand how it was like making the document worthy of studying.
- The liberation of Paris
Mac van John (1979) witnessed the liberation of Paris. The author sought to establish that there was resistance among the fighters as they armed themselves as the liberation troops approached Paris. The document is objective as from the picture a family is seen to seek shelter from the sniper bullets. During the time of publication the world war had come to an end and most nations were recovering from what transpired. The picture shows that there were consequences of the way such as families fleeing for security (John, 1979). The author was influence by the fact that there were some strange incidences in the square and people were dying and there was the need to show people what transpired passing on the knowledge about the European history thus making it a history document worthy to study.
Secondary sources
- World War II Story
The author of the article is Frank Richard (2015) who has the rights to write the story of survival, resilience and the redemption of the World War II survivor. The author source of information is an American history journal where by the author thesis is the unbroken despite the challenges that came with the war. The author tries to prove that there are those that did survive the war despite the many who died in the battle fields. The author has clearly defined his scope that has avoided any contradiction. The article is quite significant as it includes the Japanese involvement, the prisoners and the personal narrative of the American army in the war together with the Louis Zamperini’s experience of the World War II (Frank, 2015).
- Monty method
The author of the article is Moody Simon (2016) who had the rights to the document as he is affiliated to the King’s college in London UK. The author’s source of information is the War in History. His thesis tried to prove that the post military war in the field Marshal was more progressive than it was initially suggested by the British Military. The author has been clear and has avoided contradiction by a close inspection of the public, private writers and Montgomery’s official that has revealed how the Field Marshal were quick to acknowledge the rapid change in character (Moody, 2016). It is valuable for study as it has shown the important consideration that pertain the size and the composition of the tactical doctrine, land forces, battlefield techniques and land forces were reconceptualized.
Reference
Frank, R. (2015). Unbroken/Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II/ Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. Journal Of American History, 102(1), 317-321. doi:10.1093/jahist/jav215
Mac Vane, John, On the Air in World War II (1979); Blumenson, Martin, Liberation (1978). The Liberation of Paris, 1944," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2008). Retrieved from http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/parisliberation.htm
Mauldin, Bill, Up Front (1945); Mauldin, Bill The Brass Ring (1971); Stars and Stripes European Edition, "Cartoonist Bill Mauldin, friend of GIs as creator of 'Willie and Joe,' dies at 81" (January 23, 2003). "America's Front Line Soldier, 1944," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2006). Retrieved from http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/mauldin.htm
Moody, S. J. (2016). Was There a ‘Monty Method’ after the Second World War? Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery and the Changing Character of Land Warfare, 1945–1958. War In History, 23(2), 210-229. doi:10.1177/0968344514552348
Schmidt, Paul, Hitler's Interpreter (1951); Shirer, William, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1960); Taylor, A.J.P., The Origins of the Second World War (1962)."The Beginning of World War II, 1939," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2004). Retrieved from http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ultimatum.htm
