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.
Despite his protests, the prime minister continued to work from this bunker during the Blitz.
The letter, written in September 1940, says the war rooms “cannot be made bomb-proof in any sense”.
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