Website - http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=jxYmyaUxAbYC&oi=fnd&pg=PR3&dq=Manfred+von+Richthoren+or+the+red+baron&ots=40xC03oisY&sig=eCCJXazBxNwja8pyBt-sjFvQfhg#v=onepage&q&f=false
Authors Name's - Norman Franks and Greg VanWyngarden.
Title - Fokker Dr1 Aces of World War 1.
1. - Credible Source - I found this source on Google scholar. This source is credible because the author's are clearly identified and the information is consistent with other sources on the topic. This cite does advertise, but only books on the related subject. I think this cite, even though it is a preview of a book, gives me enough information to work with. I would rake this cite a 9 out of 12.
2. - Summery - The author has a wealth of knowledge on the topic of ww1 air planes. On pages 7 - 10 the author talks about how the German planes, in the early part of the war, were fare superior to that of the French and English. Then the Germans came out with the Fokker which was a much better plane then the French or English could muster.
3. - Response - I believe the author has given me some insight into what the air plane pilots were thinking about the different planes at the time. I really liked the interview that the author shows us in the end of page 9 with Manfred. It helps me get a grasp on what Manfred was trying to accomplish during the war. I found it surprising for an ace like the Red Baron to say that he much rather be an carvery man then a pilot. Also when Manfred says that has never done loops and real pilots shouldn't, was some what alarming to me. One would think that would be a highlight of flying air planes.
I think another disadvantage of google books is that it's not allowing me to access the same pages of the books that you accessed.
ReplyDeleteYour summary is a little short because it doesn't mention the interview section, something you lean heavily on in your response.
So, the Red Baron wasn't into trick flying? That surprises me as well. How does this fit the big picture of what you learned over the course of your project? It seems like he must have matured when compared to his school boy days since one of your previous sources painted him as somewhat of a rebel.