Cabinet War Rooms: a basement, not a bunker

Winston Churchill complained he had been 'sold a pup' when he discovered his underground wartime headquarters in Whitehall were not bomb-proof.

A letter showing Churchill's annoyance when he discovered this security flaw is on display at the Cabinet War Rooms. . .

. . . an exhibition opening next month in the former headquarters, will show how vulnerable this building was to attack -- and how fortunate it was never to have received a direct hit. . .

Exhibition curator Cressida Finch says the war rooms were "in effect a basement rather than a bunker".

From the BBC. Yet another reminder that wars are fought with the means at hand.

Posted by David on July 19, 2009 11:32 PM