Chapter Two: The Theater of Surrender "Give them a position they crave," the doctrine advised, "then let them drown in it." It recommended staged surrenders—feigned abandonments of fortifications rigged to funnel attackers into kill boxes previously painted as safe on intercepted maps. Psychological warfare became armor. Radio traffic suggested demoralization; graffiti and staged civilian accounts amplified the illusion. The surrender was choreography: not a loss of will but a calculated invitation.
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