At 1100 the next morning, Marceau, having pulled an all-nighter and as settled in as one could be in a single night and morning, called the ship’s senior staff for a meeting to discuss their mission. He called them to the discussion area at the rear of the bridge. He held notes detailing what he wanted to say, basically the key notes of the mission they were to depart on in just about three and a half hours, which he read over while he waited for everyone to show up.

~ Captain Renault