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History Matters: On quantifying losses and gains of 'Big Week'

Red River Radio | By Chuck Smith
Published February 23, 2016 at 8:10 AM CST
Gary Joiner, Ph.D.
Dr. Gary Joiner
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Dr. Gary Joiner
Gary Joiner, Ph.D.

During World War II as part of the preparations to invade Europe in mid-1944, General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold formulated a plan to destroy as much of the German capacity to build, repair, and replace aircraft for the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe. Commentator Gary Joiner examines the so-called "Big Week" by the numbers. 
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Commentary German Luftwaffe bombersU.S. 8th Air Force"Big Week"General Henry H. "Hap" ArnoldOperation ARGUMENTLane CallawayBritish Royal Air ForceSir Arthur Harris
Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.
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