Counterattack
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For other uses, see Counterattack (disambiguation).
A counterattack is a tactic used in response against an attack. The term originates in military strategy.[1] The general objective is to negate or thwart the advantage gained by the enemy in attack and the specific objectives are usually to regain lost ground or to destroy attacking enemy units.[1][2][3]
[edit] See also
- Counteroffensive
- Battleplan (documentary TV series)
[edit] Notes and references
- United States Department of Defense; Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Published by: United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. Retrieved: 13 October 2008.
[edit] Further reading
- Bruce Schneier (2003). Beyond Fear. Springer. pp. 173–175. ISBN 0387026207.
- Glover S. Johns (2002). The Clay Pigeons of St. Lo. Stackpole Books. pp. 174–175. ISBN 0811726045.
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