Part A: What was the main purpose for using the small boats in the rescue operation?
A.The small boats were piloted by regular citizens and therefore allowed the British soldiers
to do their job of fighting the German army.
B. The small boats were harder to see at night and thus could more easily avoid the German
attacks from the ground and the air.
C. The small boats, as a group, could hold a greater number of soldiers than the bigger boats
belonging to the British navy.
D. The small boats could get close to the beach and transfer the soldiers to the bigger boats
that had to stay in deep water.

Respuesta :

“The Long Night of Little Boats” is a passage by Basil Heatter. The small boats were used to transfer the soldiers to the bigger boats as they could get close to the beach.

What is the main idea of the long nights?

Long Nights is the description of the events that occurred a little before World war I of the British army trapped at Dunkirk. The Britishers were saved by an English man.

The small boats saved thousands of soldiers from the Germans bombing them over, as the boats were used to transfer the soldiers and help them escape the German army and their missiles.

Therefore, option D. small boats were used to transfer the soldiers that stayed deep in the water.

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