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A last stand is a military situation on which a normally-small defensive force holds a position against a more powerful opposing military force. The defending force usually takes heavy casualties. That can take the form of a rearguard action, holding a defensible location, or simply refusing to give up a position. A last stand is a last-resort tactic that is used if retreat or surrender is impossible or fighting is essential to the success of the cause. The defending force is most likely defeated, but it sometimes survives long enough for reinforcements to arrive that force the retreat of the attackers; it can even occasionally force the enemy away by itself. At various times in history, last stands have ended with a defeat in the strict immediate military sense, but they have become moral victories by creating a heroic myth, which can be a great political asset to the cause for which the last stand had been fought. Land-based last stands Naval last stands Last stands in aviation Last stands with few defenders See also Battle off Samar Polish Thermopylae They shall not pass References Bibliography Atiya, Samuel Bey (December 1924). "Senin and Ali Dinar". Sudan Notes and Records. 7 (2): 63–69. Cheung, Raymond (2015). Aces of the Republic of China Air Force. Oxford, New York City: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-0561-4. Brnardic, Vladimir (2016). World War II Croatian Legionaries. Croatian Troops under Axis Command 1941-45. Oxford, New York City: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-1767-9. Forczyk, Robert (2012). Panzerjager vs KV-1 Eastern Front 1941–1943. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84908-578-6. Gogos, Frank (2015). The Royal Newfoundland Regiment in the Great War. Flanker Press. ISBN 978-1-77117-336-0. de Groot, Bouko (2019). Nieuwpoort 1600: The First Modern Battle. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1472830814. Stühring, Henning (2014). Von Stalingrad bis Kursk: Als der Osten brannte, Teil II. epubli. ISBN 978-3844276091. The Memoirs of General Grivas by George Grivas, edited by Charles Foley. Longmans. London. 1964.. Discover the Perlat Publishing popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Perlat Publishing books.