Keep Calm and Carry On

Vera's design on the Keep Calm and Carry On site was an eye opener because I'd never heard of the original Ministry of Information poster before.  Naturally from there I wanted to do a little refresher reading on Operation Sea Lion.  I was a little surprised that the article didn't list museum-quality medieval uniforms under the effects of substitutiary locomotion as one of the obstacles to invasion of the British Isles, but perhaps the Ministry is trying to keep that under wraps.  


At any rate, the article on Operation Sea Lion mentions the Attack on Mers-el-Kébir, where the British navy sinks French naval vessels and kills 1,300 French sailors without having declared war, all in order to prevent the possibility of these ships falling into German hands.  I'd never heard of this before.  Fascinating stuff.