Annotated+Bibliography

WEBSITES

" Billy Mitchell Court-Martial: 1925 ." //Law Library - American Law and Legal Information//. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2010. []. A detailed account of the Mitchell Court Martial. Includes people concerned and helpful summary.

" Billy Mitchell - World War I, Post-war demotion, Posthumous recognition ." //Cambridge Encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2010. []. Lots of information of Billy Mitchell's "Posthumous Recognition." Will be used as secondary sources.

"BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM "BILLY" MITCHELL." //The Official Web Site of National Museum of the USAF//. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2010. . A good secondary source article. Portrays the life of Mitchell and his achievements. Better for context than practical usage.

"Fight For Survival: The Battle at Home & The Court Martial Of Billy Mitchell ." //Wings of Valor//. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2010. 

General Billy Mitchell." //Air Force History Program//. N.p., 11 May 2009. Web. 27 Jan. 2010.  We used a pdf file from this website that contained a ton of pictures and primary source quotes as well as in depth description of many of Billy Mitchell's life and achievements.

"The Battle at home and the Court Martial of Billy Mitchell." //Wings of Valor//. HomeOfTheHeroes.com, n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2010 [|www.homeofheroes.com/wings/part1/6_survival.htmlhttp://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/Billy_Mitchell_Stormy_Petrel.pdf] This website was large and particularly helpful. Lots of information of Mitchell from here.

 BOOKS/ PRINT

-Corell, John T., Billy Mitchell and the Battle Ships. Air Force Magazine. Washington: Jun 2008. Vol. 91, Iss. 6; p. 62 This article described Mitchell's tests in depth.

Hamilton, John. //Aircraft of World War I//. Edina: Abdo & Daughters, 2003. Print. Contained lots of info on aeronautics in The Great War. Billy Mitchell mentioned- brief summary.

Jeffers, H. Paul. //Billy Mitchell; The Life, Times, and Battles of America's Prophet of Air Power//. MN: Zenith Press, 2005. Print. Good for basic facts on Mitchell's life. We pulled some secondary sources from this book.

Miller, Roger C.. //Billy Mitchell Evangelist of Air Power//. US: OTTN Publishing, 2008. Print. This book was really helpful with lots of background information on General Billy Mitchell. Useful for information on the sinking of the Ostfriesland.

Mitchell, Ruth. //My Brother Bill//. 1st ed. 1. New York: Harcourt, Brace and company, 1953. Print. Wukovits, John F. //Flying Aces//. 1. 1. San Diego: Lucent Books, 2002. Print. Hamilton, John. // Aircraft of World War I. Edina: Abdo & Daughters, 2003. Print. // Davis, Burke. //The Billy Mitchell Affair//. 1st ed. New York: Random House Inc., 1967. Print.

Waller, Douglas. //A Question of Loyalty//. 1st ed. New York: Harper Collins Publishers Inc., 2004. Print. Mitchell, Billy. //Memoirs of World War I//. 1st ed. New York: Random House Inc., 1960. Print.

Wukovits, John F.. //Flying Aces//. San Diego: Lucent Books, 2002. Print. This book contained a lot of pictures information on aviation and the development of airpower over time. Good for context.

ARTICLES

"2000-Pound Bombs From Army Planes Sink Ostfriesland." //New York Times//[NY] 21 July 1921: Print. Article talks of the importance of the Ostfriesland test bombing. Used whole article.

"Allied Aviators Bomb Metz and Courcelles." //Nwe York Times (//NY] 1918: Print. Only title used. Relevant the the battle of St. Mihiel.  "General Mitchell: Induces Tests." //Milwaukee Journal Sentinel//. nd. Print. Used as primary source on board. Focus's on Mitchell's tests; mainly Ostfriesland.

"Mitchell's Predictions Come True." //Chicago Tribune// 6 Jan. 1941: Print. Used as primary source on board. Compares many of Mitchell's predictions to what really happened.

"Pershing Reports Gain in Argonne Forest." //New York Times// [NY] Oct. 1918: Print. A NY Times article concerning the Battle of St. Mihiel. Used as a primary resource on board.

"The Battleship Bombing Expiriment." //Chicago Tribune//. 1921:Print. A cartoon taken from an article from 1921. Will be used as primary resource on board. Shows Mitchell accomplishing his battleship test.

MOVIES/ DOCUMENTARIES

//The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell//. Dir. Otto Preminger. Perf. Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy. Republic Pictures, 1955. DVD. This motion picture was a really good summary of Mitchell's Court-martial and we felt it really helped us to understand it, although we had to take it with a grain of asly, as this was a Hollywood film.

IMAGES "William "Billy" Mitchell." //aviationhalloffamewisconsin//. Web. 23 Jan 2010. <http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.aviationhalloffamewisconsin.com/images/mitchell_court_martial.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.aviationhalloffamewisconsin.com/inductees/mitchell.htm&usg=__hukPTgjMvpO0kgJInpVxwn4S5tE=&h=1000&w=809&sz=598&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=d5QMInvFb95urM:&tbnh=149&tbnw=121&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgeneral%2B%2BBillyMitchell%2Bcourt%2Bmartial%26gbv

Where we went:

Milwaukee Public Library- Our local library had a very helpful resource center for periodicals. They had specific books put together of articles from Billy Mitchell's lifetime.

Mitchell's home- Not very informative but interesting to see. They had pictures of Billy Mitchell's family on the walls. It has been renovated into an assisted living center.

Mitchell Gallery, Mitchell Airport, Milwaukee, WI The Mitchell Gallery had many artifacts from Billy Mitchell including many of his letters.

Mitchell's gravesite- Many of his family including Mitchell himself a buried in Forest Home Cemetery of Meadowmeare Wisconsin.

The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM)- We found so many resources here. The George Hardie collection was of fantastic help.

Wisconsin Club- The house once belonging to Mitchell's grandfather.