The Impact of a Defining Event
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The event that shaped our world
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Home Came for the Stranded Soldiers
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(variant) 400,000 men couldn't get home. So home came for them.
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Homecoming in the Face of Adversity
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When 400,000 men couldn't get home. Home came for them.
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Hope and Survival in Dunkirk
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Hope is a weapon. Survival is victory.
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Fear of Public Perception During War
Alex:
Can't bear it... You read it.
Tommy:
Can't bear it?
Alex:
They'll be spitting at us in the streets. If they're not locked up waiting for the invasion.
Tommy: [last dialogue; [Winston Churchill#The Second World War (1939–1945)|We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be...]
]
Alex:
What?
Tommy:
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. and even if this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.
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Survival as a Measure of Success
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Caution Amidst Loss in Dunkirk
Peter:
Careful! Careful down there!
Alex: [referring to George]
He's dead, mate.
Peter:
...So be bloody careful with him.
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The Burden of Responsibility in War
Shivering Soldier:
You haven't turned around.
Mr. Dawson:
No, we have a job to do.
Shivering Soldier:
Job? This is a pleasure yacht. You're weekend sailors, you're not the bloody Navy. A man your age?
Mr. Dawson:
Men my age dictate this war. Why should we be allowed to send our children to fight it?
Shivering Soldier:
You should be at home!
Mr. Dawson:
Well, there won't be any home if we allow a slaughter across the Channel.
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The Tide Turns in Dunkirk
Commander Bolton:
The tide's turning now.
Captain Winnant:
How can you tell?
Commander Bolton:
The bodies are coming back.
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Civilian Boats Mobilized for Evacuation Efforts
Captain Winnant:
They need to send more ships. Every hour, the enemy pushes closer.
Commander Bolton:
They've activated the small vessels pool.
Captain Winnant:
Small vessels?
Commander Bolton:
It's a list of civilian boats for requisition.
Captain Winnant:
Civilian? We need destroyers!
Commander Bolton:
Small boats can load from the beach.
Captain Winnant:
Not in these conditions!
Commander Bolton:
Well, I'd rather fight waves than dive-bombers.
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Casual Greetings Amidst Tension
Collins: [After nearly drowning in his aircraft and he's rescued by Peter & Mr. Dawson; calmly]
Afternoon.
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Cooperation in a tense moment
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The Reality of War and Evacuation
Tommy:
Wars are not won by evacuation.
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