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[[Image:Falaise_Pocket_map.jpg|thumb|Closing the [[Falaise pocket|Falaise-Argentan Pocket]] and the Mortain counterattack 6-17 August 1944]] |
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A '''counterattack''' is a |
A '''counterattack''' is a tactic used in response against an attack. The term originates in military strategy.<ref name=DOD>[http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/data/c/01333.html '''DOD''' Entry: counterattack]</ref> 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.<ref name=DOD/>It is a term also used in non military situations for example in sport and politics.<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/19/mcconnell-leads-gop-counter-attack-against-start-pact/ CNN, 19 Dec 2010]</ref>, <ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tim_vickery/07/25/copa.america.ten.questions/index.html CNN, July 27, 2011 ]</ref> |
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It is a term also used in non military situations for example in sport and politics.<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/19/mcconnell-leads-gop-counter-attack-against-start-pact/ CNN, 19 Dec 2010]</ref>, <ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tim_vickery/07/25/copa.america.ten.questions/index.html CNN, July 27, 2011 ]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 16:43, 16 August 2011
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]It is a term also used in non military situations for example in sport and politics.[2], [3]
See also
- Counteroffensive
- Battleplan (documentary TV series)
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.
Further reading
- Bruce Schneier (2003). Beyond Fear. Springer. pp. 173–175. ISBN 0387026207.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|isbn13=ignored (help) - Glover S. Johns (2002). The Clay Pigeons of St. Lo. Stackpole Books. pp. 174–175. ISBN 0811726045.
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