Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Strategic offensive
The issues with this article are the extent to which it's ; how closely it follows Glantz (for example, in the definition in the lead); and the extent to which |undue weight is placed on Glantz and WWII. Absent sources it's difficult to judge. Mao, for instance, had an entirely different focus. He saw the strategic offensive as the opportunity to unleash the guerilla "strategic defensive" to create "strategic parity" (ie stalemate) before launching a "strategic counter-offensive". Robert E. Lee conducted many offensive-defensive operations which can be characterised as either strategic offensives or strategic defensives. Similarly, there's no discussion of tactical offensive or defensive operations and the part they play. That said, the expression is also |jargon so it needs explanation in context. Perhaps the solution is to create a new article Military defensive and offensive strategies, embracing all these concepts, of which a cut-down version of this could be a part. Again, if this finds support, I'll write it
— User:Roger, 17:40, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:OR||WP:UNDUE||WP:JARGON (Wikipedia:No original research)