Bibliography
Audie Murphy: Biography from Answers.com." Answers.com - Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and much more. 06 Mar. 2009 <http://www.answers.com/topic/audie-murphy>.
This was another great source that gave me a lot of background information and also went further into detail about every aspect and time of his life, especially his acting career.
"Audie Murphy exhibit at the American Cotton Museum." American Cotton Museum Homepage. 06 Feb. 2009 <http://www.cottonmuseum.com/audie.htm>.
This was a very short but helpful source. It clarified about the facts of his life as well as his honors.
Gamaty, John A., ed. American National Biography. 1st ed. Vol. 16. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.
This source gave me an in dept description of both his childhood life as well as his adult life. By reading this article I was able to understand his motives behind his courage.
G, Kenneth A. "YouTube - To Hell And Back - 1955 - Trailer [ War film ]." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. 23 Feb. 2008. 12 Feb. 2009 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of-gl7RpVE8&eurl=http://audiemurphy.weebly.com/photo-gallery-amp-other-resources.html&feature=player_embedded>.
This was the Youtube video trailer for Audie Murphy's movie "To Hell and Back" and it gave me a broader understanding of the the types of films he did.
Rogers, Richard L. "Audie's Table of Contents." Audie Murphy Memorial Web Site. 06 Feb. 2009 <http://www.audiemurphy.com/contents.htm>.
This was one of the first websites that I found. It was one of the very best online resources that I found that was a base for many different other resources.
Ryan, Dennis, and Richard Rogers. "Audie Leon Murphy, Major, United States Army." Arlington National Cemetery Website Title Page. 23 June 2006. 06 Feb. 2009 <http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/audielmu.htm>.
This was a good website for background information on Audie Murphy's early life, specifically prior to the war.
Synder, Louis L. Louis L. Snyder's Historical Guide to World War II. Westport: Greenwood P, 1982.
This historical reference gave me more information about exactly where the war took him to as well as what ranks he was. This was helpful as far as the factual references I needed.
The Biography of Audie Murphy (ArmyStudyGuide.com)." ArmyStudyGuide.com - A FREE Online and Audio Army Board Study Guide for U.S. Army Promotion Boards and Soldier / NCO Boards. ... 7 Oct. 2005. 06 Feb. 2009 <http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/audie_murphy_study_guide/audie_murphy_information/the-biography-of-audie-mu.shtml>.
This was a good army source which showed me exactly what he was doing the army, what ranks he progressed to.
Tucker, Dr. Spencer C., ed. Encyclopedia of World War II: A Political, Social, and, Military History. 1st ed. Vol. 3. L-R. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2005.
This encyclopedia is another good resources that described his upbringing and what his family situation was like. This also helped me to further understand why he worked so hard at what he did.
Tunney, Christopher. Encyclopedia of World War II. New York, London: Martin's P, 1972.
This resources gave me an abundance of dates as well as a small timeline that I could compare other significant events during that time to.
Zabecki, David T., ed. World War II in Europe. 1st ed. Vol. 1. New York, London: Garland, Inc, 1999.
This book gave me further background on World War II and what was going on, as well as what role Murphy played in it.
