"On the offensive" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... sector was taken over by the 92nd Division, "No Man's Land" was owned by the Germans and they were aggressively on the offensive. They held Belie Farm, Bois de Tete D'Or, Bois Frehaut, Voivrotte Farm, Voivrotte Woods, Bois Cheminot and Moulin Brook. Raids and the aggressiveness of the patrols of the 92nd Division changed the complexion of things speedily. They inflicted many casualties on the Germans and took ...
— History of the American Negro in the Great World War • W. Allison Sweeney
... not sufficient for the weak paguro. In order to live he needs rather to put himself on the offensive, to inspire respect in devouring monsters, especially in the octopi that are seeking as prey his trunk and hairy claws, exposed ...
— Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) - A Novel • Vicente Blasco Ibanez
... case and Vital Force in the other are on the offensive from the beginning of the struggle and have the best of the fight from start ...
— Nature Cure • Henry Lindlahr
... course, exactly what General Lee will do," said a colonel, "but we do know that he's always dangerous. He invariably acts on the offensive, even if he's retreating. I should think that ...
— The Shades of the Wilderness • Joseph A. Altsheler |
