Victory was to be bought so dear as to be almost indistinguishable from defeat.

We must be very careful not to assign this deliverance the attributes of a victory.

Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.

No compromise with the main purpose; no peace till victory; no pact with unrepentant wrong.

We will accept nothing less than full Victory! Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.

But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41... The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!