Commander Bolton: Well, we'll know in six hours' time.
Colonel Winnant: I thought the tides are every three.
Commander Bolton: Then it's a good that you're Army and I'm Navy, isn't it?
Lance-Corporal: The tide's turning now.
Colonel Winnant: How can you tell?
Lance-Corporal: The bodies are coming back.
Blind Man: Well done lads. Well done.
Alex: All we did is survive.
Blind Man: That's enough.
Irate Soldier: Where's the bloody air force?
Collins: Dunkirk's so far, why couldn't they load at Calais?
Radio Communication: The enemy had something to say about it.
Commander Bolton: I'd rather fight waves than dive-bombers.
Tommy: Wars are not won by evacuation.
Mr. Dawson: Men my age dictate this war. Why should we be allowed to send our children to fight it?
Commander Bolton: You can practically see it from here.
Colonel Winnant: What?
Commander Bolton: Home.
Answer: That's exactly how it was. If you search for images of the evacuation, the troops were stood in lines, waiting to be evacuated. The Germans were held at bay, and the air raids were periodic, so there was little risk on the beaches.