In one typical passage in Brooke's war diaries Churchill is described as a "genius mixed with an astonishing lack of vision – he is quite the most difficult man to work with that I have ever struck but I should not have missed the chance of working with him for anything on earth!"
I en typisk passage i Brookes krigsdagbog beskrives Churchill som et "geni blandet med en forbløffende mangel på udsyn – han er helt klart den sværeste at arbejde sammen med af alle, jeg har været ude for, men jeg ville for intet i verden have undværet at arbejde sammen med ham!".