"We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced loss…"

"I felt that it was an unnecessary loss of civilian life... We had them beaten. They hadn't enough food, they couldn't…"

"The enemy of our games was always Japan, and the courses were so thorough that after the start of World War II, nothi…"

"The war with Japan had been enacted in the game rooms at the War College by so many people and in so many different w…"

"Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight."

"I do believe we are going to have a major war, with Japan and Germany, and that the war is going to start by a very s…"

"A ship is always referred to as "she" because it costs so much to keep her in paint and powder."

"Naval fleets probably never again will fight in full force... No government today can afford to run the risk of staki…"

"Well, you were only five miles, five degrees, and five minutes off."

"Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might be the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practic…"