Churchill Cabinet War Rooms

 

Since living here in London, I have gained new insights of World War II. The British people speak of the Blitz bombing and devastation that many of them lived through. Through the horror of those awful years they still had English pride because they were one nation in Europe that was not taken or invaded by the Nazis. The visit to the Churchill War Cabinet Rooms was really neat to see the place where the government operated and where the operations of the country took place during World War II. 

 

The War Cabinets were full of women that took on different tasks and responsibilities as the "behind the scenes force of the war". Prime Minister Churchill always preferred a woman to be his assistant because he said that they were always more efficient and on top of things in comparison to men.  

Winston Churchill is also a man that I have learned to respect and admire. He and his wife lived in the cabinet war rooms that we visited for years during the war. He was constantly on the phone with his dear friend President Roosevelt in the United States and also met with the Queen each day to give her his reports and updates. The people that all worked for him in these cabinet war rooms said that he was very passionate about defeating the Nazis and winning the war, and meant well when he was at times stern and impatient. He seemed to be a man with words. One of the quotes that I really liked at the museum regarding the blitz bombings and the civilian attacks that came directly from Prime Minister Churchill was:

“This murder and terrorism, far from weakening the spirit of the British nation, has only roused it to a more intense and universal flame.” 

It was neat to see the incorporation of the United States military forces in all the war planning that took place in the war rooms. The British undoubtedly recognize that with out the Americans help they would not have been able to defeat Hitler and his armies and end the war.