World War: Official Reckoning

Last week the unhappiest figures man can tabulate—the casualties of war—began to pour in from Britain and Germany as an aftermath of the Greek campaign. Even though these official figures probably could not be taken at their face value, they totted up a serious material defeat for Britain.

Men. The respective chiefs of state gave their reckonings on troops. Winston Churchill said:

"In view of extravagant claims made by the enemy, I think right now I shall give the figures, so far as they are known to us, of the evacuation of Empire forces from Greece. Up to the time when evacuation was...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!