"wars are not won by evacuations" -Winston churchill This quote by Winston Churchill is in response to the susses of the Dunkirk. Dunkirk was the largest evacuation ever. it evacuated the Allied troops from the beaches of France to England. This was a nation wide effort and all of Britain was cheering, however this quote by Churchill reminded everyone that lots of war was still to be fought. War are not won by evacuations, wars are won by winning battles. Something that the Allies had not done, they had lost and were running away. Thats how Churchill saw the success of dunkirk it was a success at saving soldier but would not bring the war closer to an end.
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