'Man the Guns' WW II Navy Recruiting Poster

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This is the famous "Man the Guns" Navy Recruiting Bureau poster created by McClelland Barclay in 1942. This and other posters of the series challenged potential recruits to be man enough to be on the Navy team.

Today in WW II: 26 May 1940 Evacuation of Dunkirk begins, withdrawing British forces from continental Europe [Operation Dynamo, 26 May-3 June]. More ↓

26 May 1942 German Afrika Korps counteroffensive in North Africa drives the British back to the Gazala line, just in front of Tobruk [26-27 May].
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