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As Admiral Cunningham said, when urged to call off his evacuation of British troops from Crete in 1941 due to the large number of ships being lost: “It takes t
by mongrol-smush 4y ago
As Admiral Cunningham said, when urged to call off his evacuation of British troops from Crete in 1941 due to the large number of ships being lost:
“It takes the Navy three years to build a new ship. It will take 300 years to build a new tradition.”
The evacuation went ahead.