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 * 1) (CRANE, CONRAD C.) (2016) American Airpower Strategy in World War II: Bombs, Cities, Civilians, and Oil. University of Kansas Publishing This peer-reviewed publication details the development of long-range bombing doctrine and how it was applied in raids in Europe and the Pacific. From the ethics of terror-bombing and indiscriminate targeting to the advancement of technology that makes long-range bombing possible. Another aspect covered is the theory proposed by Douhet stating that an enemy can be bombed into submission by increasingly devastating air raids directed at indiscriminate targets.
 * 2) American Air Museum. 2021-08-17. Walter Travis Stewart. This article gives an overview of the life of Walter Stewart. He was born in Benjamin, Utah in the year 1917. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints prior to his service in the U.S. Army Air Force. He flew as the deputy leader of the 93rd Bomb Group on the Ploesti mission, also known as Operation Tidal Wave. He flew in his B-24D, which he named “UTAH MAN”, that later became the University of Utah fight song. The main reason for the mission was to destroy the oil refineries in the city of Ploesti in Romania. This was a crucial source of petroleum for Nazi Germany. Stewarts UTAH MAN was in route for a collision with Col John Kane’s 89th Bomb Group. As Stewart approached a radio tower, they were near collision but Stewart succeeded and rolled his huge plane sideways, staying low, and missed the tower and its guy wires. Stewart has been given many rewards and medals for his many accomplishments with the United States Air Force.
 * 3) Carlson, M. 2012-04-12. Tidal Wave. Aviation History, 1.   This peer reviewed article gives us a deeper understanding of Operation Tidal Wave. It also gives us a lot of information of other significant people involved in the mission. The first person mentioned is John “Killer” Kane. He was another pilot and led the 98th “Pyramiders”. A few other honorable mentions are Colonel Leon Johnson, Colonel Addison Baker, and Colonel Jack Wood. The article explains that we have main parts of this event in history, but that the best way to truly know what happened is to speak with those who were there.
 * 4) Correll, John T. 2008-10-01 Daylight Precision Bombing  This article recounts the history of the Norden bombsight and how it was a device originally developed for the U.S. Navy but was adopted by the U.S. Air Corp for precision horizontal bombing. This article also explains the origin of U.S. daylight precision bombing strategy and the actual vs reported accuracy of U.S. bombardiers. It highlights the difficulty of precision bomb targeting and advancements in aviation  tactics and technology throughout WW2.
 * 5) Dawsey, John PhD. (2019-08-22) Over the Cauldron of Ploesti: The American Air War in Romania. National WW2 History Museum. This article gives an overview of Operation Tidal Wave and the neglected history of WW2 Romania in aviation. Nazi code-breakers intercepted messages related to Operation Tidal Wave and prepared Ploesti with anti-aircraft guns, barrage balloons and multiple fighter squadrons. The bombing was to be done at an unprecedented low altitude- violating typical Army Air Corp doctrine. The casualty rate among airmen was so extreme that this mission became the only mission in WW2 where more airmen were killed than civilians. Though the strikes were successful, within weeks the oil refineries were operational and producing more oil than ever before. The Romanian regime of the time is often neglected in history for its role in WW2- especially as Romanian soldiers were foremost in the extermination of Jews in Romanian-held Ukraine and Romanian oil fueled the Nazi war machine until the Summer of 1944.
 * 6) Deseret News. (2016-01-15). Walter Stewart obituary The Obituary of Walter Stewart gives an overview of his life and the many significant things he accomplished. He was born on November 8, 1917 in his childhood home in Benjamin, Utah. He spent the majority of his life living in this home. He was the tenth of twelve children in his family. His parents are named Otto Ren and Millicent Tollstrup Stewart. He earned a Bachelors and a law degree from the University of Utah. His studies were interrupted by his service in World War II. He also served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Eastern States mission. While he had a law degree, he loved construction and was a general contractor from the year he graduated until 1962. He built many homes throughout the state of Utah, and he was also given the assignment to build church buildings in Norwich, England and Flensburg, Germany. After his retirement, he went on to serve two more missions. One in Ghana, Africa (1987-1988) and Sierra Leone (1990-1991). He has 29 grand children. At the time of his death, he was living in Benjamin, Utah with his wife, Ruth.
 * 7) Eagle Profile, GOE Foundation, This article gives us a quick overview of the life of Walter Stewart. It speaks about the 32 combat missions he went on. During World War II, he flew for 236 hours of combat. He retired after 36 years of service. He lived in Benjamin with his wife, Ruth. He later died in the year 2016.
 * 8) Embry, Jessie L. 1993 "The Good War": RLDS and LDS Americans' Responses to World War II The John Whitmer Historical Association Journal, Vol. 13, pp. 51-64  This peer-reviewed article details how LDS and RLDS communities viewed WW2 at the time of the conflict. The views of LDS and RLDS leadership, even overseas, remained pro-American and pro-intervention on the European front. Leadership, believing the constitution to be divinely inspired promoted the defense of liberty and democratic nations at home and abroad. At the end of the war (1944) the official LDS position was to pray for peace and an end to conflict. It is also noted that even German-American saints had very strong pro-American views and provided ample social support of the war effort.
 * 9) Fedele, Greta; Hughes, Heather; Pesaro, Alessandro; Picco, Erica (eds.) (2020): Why do they bomb us? The bombing war in Italy 1940- 1945. With assistance of Giulio D’Errico, Zeno Gaiaschi, Peter Schulze, Riccardo Tobaldini, Sara Troglio. Lincoln - Milan: University of Lincoln - Lapsus. Laboratorio di analisi storica del mondo contemporaneo. This peer-reviewed article begins at the application of airpower to warfare and then traces airpower in warfare into WW2. It also follows Italy’s involvement in WW1, the rise of Italian fascism, the colonization of Ethiopia, WW2 and specifically the effect of allied bombing on Italian citizenry and culture- especially after the armistice of September 1943. Also details allied support to Italian resistance and follows multiple accounts of allied bomb crews on various Italian missions from 1940-45 as well as the wartime culture of both the bombing crews and those affected by bombings.
 * 10) Jones, Matthew. 2020. When, Why, and How did the United States Enter WW2? The Date America Joins the Party. This peer reviewed article gives a greater understanding of when the United States entered World War II. The official date that the country entered the war was on December 11, 1941. The United States first declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941 after the attacks on Pearl Harbor. After the US declared war on Japan, Nazi Germany declared war on the United States as an ally to Japan. The reason for the US entering the war can be very complicated and there is not one clear answer. There were many who were forced into serving in the war, as well as many who signed up for it. There were a total of 1.9 billion people who served in the war and about 16 million of them were from the United States.
 * 11) Sfetcu, Nicolae. 2022. Romania in the Second World War DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.25749.19685 License CC BY-ND 4.0, Romanian Academy This publication outlines the history of Romanian involvement in ww2. Seeking to regain lost territory in Transylvania, Romania allies itself with Germany against the Soviets in June, 1941 in “Operation Munich”.  On August 1st, 1943 the Allies bombed the oil fields at Ploesti. After the battle of Stalingrade: Soviet troops advance on Romanian territory arriving in March 1944. With defeat close at hand Marshal Antonescu reforms the Romanian government on August 21, 1944 and orders the Romanian armed forces to engage their German former allies.
 * 12) Smith III, I., Marsh, K., & Segal, D. R. 2012. The World War II Veteran Advantage? A Lifetime Cross-Sectional Study of Social Status Attainment [Abstract]. Armed Forces & Society, This peer reviewed article explains the argument that those who served in World War II have been given an advantage in life post-war. It explains that regardless of race, they are given an advantage in education, income, and occupational prestige. They use the 1950 Decennial Census for their research. They compared the regions, marital status, education, and income between male veterans and male nonveterans. Based on their research, they conclude that veterans are given an advantage in their post service life.