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It's in there.
I think other books have also explained it, in slightly different ways. The upshot is milo was busy and figuring things out. Taylor's ship was retrieved from the water and some of Brent's ship was used to fix it.
Super late reply to you here...
Was it the board game that came out in 2017?
It has an average rating of 7.0 on Board Game Geek, which is a surprisingly great score for any game on that website. I haven't played it yet, but it seems pretty cool.
Yes! I read a book yeears ago that talked about how planet of the apes was a metaphor for racial issues in america! How one race claims superiority over another! It's an extremely good metaphor and it directly speaks to you asking why the apes claim the position of power! (much more direct on the tv series) After reading it it added a whole new aspect to the series when I re-watched the whole thing! Check it out!