Sentence:  Hood complained behind his commander's back to Richmond of Johnston's <WSD>Fabian</WSD> strategy. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general (Fabius Maximus), whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines.