These are some pictures I took during a visit in 2005. For far more detail, see their web site at http://cwr.iwm.org.uk/
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Churchill's end end of the secure link
between London and Washington.
This is what the U.S. called the SIGABA cipher system, also known as the M-134-C, ECM Mark II, CSP 888/889, and ASAM VI. As used on the POTUS-PRIME link between Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, it was a much more secure crypto system than the German Enigma. See my page on the weaknesses in the Enigma design and its use for more details. |
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| The BBC had a small studio within the war room complex for the radio addresses Churchill made while there. |
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| The map room had an array of telephones for gathering reports. |
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Large maps covered the walls of
the map room.
Realistic manniquins complete the illusion! |
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Churchill's office was simple
but functional.
Also see my picture of his private quarters. |
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That's it, for far more detail see the Cabinet War Room web site at http://cwr.iwm.org.uk/
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