It was plain the Martians appreciated the strategic significance of the British Isles.
8 seconds sound clip from the The War of the Worlds (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:53:21 in the DVD version of the movie.
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- It became a giant stampede without order and without goal.
- It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of humanity.
- A great silence fell over half of Europe as all communication was disrupted.
- It was plain the Martians appreciated the strategic significance of the British Isles.
- The people of Britain met the invaders magnificently, but it was unavailing.
- Forty-eight north, two west.
- Thirty-one east. Anchored on Cairo.
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