Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender.

The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory.

Gary's a good defender with a potentially great defensive disposition,

Gary's a good defender with a potentially great defensive disposition.

Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost.

Obviously, the greater the length of a war the higher is likely to be the number of casualties in it on either side.