French fighter forces were not yet ready for an all out defensive campaign against the Germans either.

Napoleon now had to decide whether to fight a defensive or offensive campaign.

The defensive campaign of 1638, in all, was exceptionally successful for the Spanish.

During the defensive campaign of 1814, MacDonald again distinguished himself.

But in 1962, he ran a strangely defensive campaign.

The Allied air forces had, up until then, been fighting a defensive campaign over their own bases.

The general election followed, in which Labour fought a vigorous but undeniably defensive campaign.

He was not told whether to fight an offensive or defensive campaign.

Consequently, he attempted to lead a defensive campaign in the east until his forces had recovered enough to defeat the Seljuks.