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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
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Gary Joiner, Ph.D.
Dr. Gary Joiner

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. 

CommentaryGerman Luftwaffe bombersU.S. 8th Air Force"Big Week"General Henry H. "Hap" ArnoldOperation ARGUMENTLane CallawayBritish Royal Air ForceSir Arthur Harris
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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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