people's war
people's war noun: a Maoist military strategy where the basic concept is to maintain the support of the population and draw the enemy deep into the countryside where the population will bleed them dry through a mix of mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare.
Noun
people's war (plural people's wars)
- A Maoist military strategy where the basic concept is to maintain the support of the population and draw the enemy deep into the countryside where the population will bleed them dry through a mix of mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare.
- By using the struggle between the two lines as the key link in carrying out the party's general line of "go all out, aim high, and achieve greater, faster, better and more economical results in developing socialism" and by fully mobilizing the masses to fight a large-scale people's war, the party...1972 June 16 [1972 June 14], “Persist in the Correct Line, Develop the Power Industry”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 118, Foreign Broadcast Information Service...
Forms of people's war
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Questions about people's war
- What does people's war mean?
- People's war means a Maoist military strategy where the basic concept is to maintain the support of the population and draw the enemy deep into the countryside where the population will bleed them dry through a mix of mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare.
- What part of speech is people's war?
- People's war is a noun.
- What is the plural of people's war?
- The plural of people's war is people's wars.
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