AnnotatedBibliography

HiddenAtlanticWallWW2BerlinFortressDocumentaryN
ationalTV.YouTube.N.p.,18
Aug.2015.Web.01Feb.2017.

ThisdocumentaryexplainswhattheAtlanticwallwas,whyitwasbuilt,andhowitwasbuilt.It
alsocoversitscontext,goingoverthewarsNaziGermanywasinvolvedin.Thisdocumentary
givesadetailedhistoryoftheAtlanticWall.Itseemsreliablebecausetheinformationmatches
othersources,anditoffersinputfrompeoplewithexpertiseinthesubject.Thisincludes
ManfredRommel,sonofthehighlyawardedseniorGermanarmyofficerofWWIIErwin
Rommel,andStephenAmbrose,founderoftheDDayMuseum.Thisvideowaspublished
recentlyonAugust18,2015andisfairlyeasytocomprehend.Wecanusethisdocumentaryto
helpusexplainthewallandgiveitcontextwecanpossiblyincorporateclipsorscreenshotsof
thefilmintoourwebsite.

WefoundthissourcethroughYoutube.com.ThesearchtermweusedwasAtlanticWall.

DDAYATAGLANCE:.TheNationalWWIIMuseum|N
ewOrleans:Learn:ForStudents:
WWIIataGlance:DDay.N.p.,n.d.Web.01Feb.2017.

ThissitediscussestheimportanceofDDayandhowtheAtlanticWallwasusedduringthatday.
Ittellsustheexactnumberssuchasthedate,numberofpeopleandthings,andhowlongthe
AtlanticWallwas.Iwoulddefinitelytrustthiswebsitebecauseitgivesusverydetailed
informationandespeciallybecausetheauthorworksforamuseum.Thewebsitetellingus,who
didwhat,helpedustocomprehendtheeventsbettertoo.Thereweremanyfactsthatwerevery
helpfulandinteresting,relatingalottowhatwewillbediscussinginourwebsite.

WeaccessedthisresourcethroughGoogle.com.ThesearchtermweusedwasAtlanticWall
History.

AtlanticWallinNormandy.M
arcLaurenceau,n.d.Web.02Feb.2017.

ThissitetalksaboutwhattheAtlanticWallismadeofandhowitcametobe.Writtenfora
scholarlyaudience,thesitebringsouttheinformationofwhatmaterialswereusedforthe
Atlanticwallandthespecialweaponsthatwerealsoinvolvedwithit.Theauthorofthiswebsite
isahistorianwhoactuallyvisitsseveralmuseumsandplacesthatinteresthiminhisstudies.We
believethiswebsitewillgreatlyassistusinworkingwithNHD.

WeaccessedthisresourcethroughGoogle.com.ThesearchtermweusedwasAtlanticWall.

Hitler'sAtlanticWall:ShouldFrancePreserveIt?S
chofield,HughBBCNews.BBC,13Sept.
2011.Web.08Feb.2017.

ThiswebsitediscussesthequestionofifFranceshouldpreservetheAtlanticWallthatislocated
inGermany,whichwasusedbytheGermans.Somepeopletodayareveryinterestedinthisand
haveusedpiecesofthewalltodisplayinmuseumssuchastheWorldWarIImuseum.Although
theWallhasbroughtmanybadmemories,thereisalotofhistorybehindit.Unlikeother
websites,thisoneincludesinformationaboutthecurrenttimes,talkingaboutthefutureeffectsof
it.ThiswouldsomewhathelpusinresearchingandgettingtoknowmoreabouttheAtlantic
Wall,butwethinkfocusingontheeventsinthepastisbetter.

WeaccessedthisresourcethroughGoogle.com.ThesearchtermweusedwasAtlanticWall.

Sperling,James."FromPostWartoPostWallGenerations:ChangingAttitudesTowardthe
NationalQuestionandNATOintheFederalRepublicofGermany/RussiaandGermany
Reborn."T
heAmericanPoliticalScienceReview93.3(1999):7624.ProQuest.Web.9Feb.
2017.

ThisscholarlyjournalfocusesonthestateofGermanyaftertheColdWar.Itaddressesthe
domesticdifficultiesafterunificationandforeignpolicysconsequencesontheColdWarand
analyzestherelationsbetweenGermanyandRussia.Thejournalisrelevantandcredible,asit
waswrittenin1999byJamesSperlingwhoattendedtheUniversityofAkronwithexpertisein
InternationalRelations,InternationalSecurityandArmsControl,andInternationalHistoryand
Politics.ThisjournaltalksabouttheWallabit,butmostlycoversthecausesandeffectsof
policiesandeventsthatoccurredaroundthetimeoftheColdWar.Wecanusethissourcetogive
contextoftheWalltoourreaders,butitwontbeveryhelpfulforinformationonthewallitself

WeaccessedthisresourcethroughtheProQuestdatabase.WeusedthesearchtermsAtlantic
Wall,Germany,andwar.

Minyard,CharlesM."TheAtlanticWall,19411944:Hitler'sDefensesforDDay."Library
Journal129.2(2004):107.ProQuest.Web.9Feb.2017.

TheAtlanticWall,19411944:Hitler'sDefensesforDDayisalibraryjournalwhichexplains,in
greatdetail,howtheAtlanticWallwasbuilt,itspurposeandwhathappenedtoitduringthewar.
ItalsogoesoverwhytheAllieswonandhowtheAtlanticwallwasnotareasonforGermanys
loss.Thefactsmatchupwithothersources,anditwaswrittenrecentlyin2004,soitiscredible.
Itisadifficultread,asitwaswrittenbyascholar,sowhenwepullinfofromthesourcewewill
besuretosummarizeitinourownwords.TheauthorstudieshistoryatIowaStateUniversity
andhaswrittenseveralbooksconcerningtheWorldWarIIEuropeantheater,andNaziGermany.
Theinformationabouthowthewallwasbuiltandwhathappenedtoitwillbeextremelyuseful
forcertaintabsinourwebsite.