to create a strong feeling of union, power, alliance between the Germans, Italians and Japanese military forces (all as one single force), and minimize the US military strength to encourage the countries after the Pearl Harbor attack, a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941, in which the Japanese After this, on December 8 the United States declared war on Japan, and four days later Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. After the war, he was imprisoned and tried for collaborating with the fascists. Though acquitted, he remained an outcast. He could not find work for several years, as his notoriety was feared by prospective employers. He supported himself briefly by doing pornographic sketches for English and French publishers, and by 1946, after changing his style, Boccasile was back at work. He set up his own agency in Milan where he created memorable posters for Paglieri cosmetics, Chlorodont toothpaste, Iperchina liquors and Zenith footwear. He died in Milan, from bronchitis and pleurisy, in 1952. References 1901 births 1952 deaths People from Bari Italian illustrators Italian poster artists Italian erotic artists People of the Italian Social Republic SS officers Italian Waffen-SS personnel Nazi propagandists Deaths from bronchitis