 He told of the 335,000 troops, British and French, brought back from Dunkirk. A colossal military disaster had occurred, and another blow must be expected almost immediately. There was a prophetic quality about that speech. We shall go on to the end, he said. We shall fight in France. We shall fight on the seas and oceans. We shall fight on the beaches, in the fields, in the streets, and in the hills. We shall never surrender.