U.S. Navy World War II Poster: 'Smoking Stacks Attract Attacks'

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This is a poster created as a WPA project in 1940 or 1941 for the U.S. Navy, Thirteenth Naval District. The artist depicts a Japanese submarine, looking very shark-like, that is attracted to the ample smoke from a surface ship.

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8 Feb 1941 US House of Representatives passes the Lend-Lease Act [265 to 165].
8 Feb 1942 Battle of Sarimbun Beach begins, the first stage of the Japanese assault on Singapore.
8 Feb 1942 Japanese Offensive in Burma begins [8 Feb-2 May].
8 Feb 1945 Battle of the Reichswald: British and Canadian forces under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery begin Operation Veritable [8 Feb-11 Mar].
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