The conference room of the "Queen Elizabeth" was filled with officers from both the navy and the army, including British officers such as General Winter and General Hamilton, alongside a few French officers like Shire, Tijani, and Gai Pratt.
General Hamilton was the commander of the British landing forces.
During Admiral Robek's tenure, he believed that "local operation" commanders like Shire didn't need to meet and exchange views with overall commanders like Hamilton, considering it a waste of time.
Therefore, this was the first meeting between Hamilton and Shire.
(Above: Ian Hamilton, during the Dardanelles campaign, served as the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force commander, directing the army's landing operations)
Hamilton looked refined, perhaps due to his literary aptitude; he was known as the "Poet General" for writing poetry.
But at this moment, he appeared weary and anxious, and there was no trace of poetic charm.
