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This is totally true. Google “U-Boats” and “Gulf of Mexico.” Could have happened. And definitely a Louisiana legend.
Also plays deeply into Louisiana fears/pride about being an oil and gas hub. Even around 9/11, there were a lot of conversation about everything south of Highway 14 just goin’ up in flames!
Kind of a weird humblebrag, but there you go.
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Nazis Up the Mississippi, And Other Axis Invasion Scenarios
“In those early days after its involuntary entry into the war, panic must have been a palpable feature of the nation’s mood. While it mobilised for the best, America feared for the worst. 
In its March 2, 1942 issue, Life magazine distilled that national anxiety into six maps, each portraying a different scenario for Axis invasion.”

This is totally true. Google “U-Boats” and “Gulf of Mexico.” Could have happened. And definitely a Louisiana legend.

Also plays deeply into Louisiana fears/pride about being an oil and gas hub. Even around 9/11, there were a lot of conversation about everything south of Highway 14 just goin’ up in flames!

Kind of a weird humblebrag, but there you go.

thinkingaboutinformation:

Nazis Up the Mississippi, And Other Axis Invasion Scenarios

“In those early days after its involuntary entry into the war, panic must have been a palpable feature of the nation’s mood. While it mobilised for the best, America feared for the worst.

In its March 2, 1942 issue, Life magazine distilled that national anxiety into six maps, each portraying a different scenario for Axis invasion.”