According to Max Hastings, Brooke's reputation as a strategist was "significantly damaged" by his remarks at the Trident Conference, where he claimed that no major operations on the continent would be possible until 1945 or 1946.
Menurut Max Hastings, reputasi Brooke sebagai ahli strategi "sangat buruk" dengan pernyataannya di Konferensi Trident, di mana ia mengklaim bahwa tidak ada operasi besar di Eropa mungkin sampai 1945 atau 1946.