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Martin, R. Picasso's War: The Destruction of Guernica and the Masterpiece that Changed the World. New York: Dutton, 2002. Print. Martin's book describes Adolf Hitler's target practice on the Basque village of Guernica in 1937. This attack sparked Picasso into depicting the terrible event; the painting is known as Guernica. Although Picasso was living in Paris, France at the time of the attack he felt an obligation to depicting the terror that Hitler unleashed on his beloved homeland. The themes, events and individual scenes are discussed throughout the book.

Beardsley, J. First Impressions: Pablo Picasso. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1991. Print. Beardsley discusses what cubism is and Picasso's partner in creating cubist works. Cubism uses geometric shapes to express an object. Picasso's partner in cubism was Georges Braque, they would create works together. In Chapter 8, Beardsley explains how the brutal bombing of a small Basque village in Spain by General Fransisco Franco was Picasso's inspiration for Guernica. Guernica is painted in a distorted fashion with many hidden images of that April day.

"Guernica: Testimony of War." PBS: Treasures of the World. PBS. Web. 31 October 2010.\n\nThis article is a quick overview of how Pablo Picasso came to paint Guernica, where it was originally displayed, the bombing in Guernica, where it is housed, and how different countries reacted to the painting.

"Guernica: Testimony of War." PBS.org. Web. 1 November 2010. This article has many sub-articles embedded into it that discuss different aspects of Guernica, such as Picasso's inspiration, the bombing of Guernica, and Picasso's political views. The main article discusses how Guernica came to be the center piece for the Spanish Pavilion at the Paris Exposition in 1937. It also gives an over view of the bombing of Guernica as well as the reception for the crowds that viewed it during the exposition.