Coup de grâce Coup de grâce A coup de grâce (; French for "blow of mercy") is a death blow to end the suffering of a severely wounded person or animal. It may be a mercy killing of civilians or soldiers, friends or enemies, with or without the sufferer's consent. Examples of "coup de grâce" include shooting the heart or head (typically the back of the skull) of a wounded, but still living, person during an execution or by humanely killing a suffering, mortally wounded soldier, in war, for whom medical aid is not available. In pre-firearms eras the wounded were finished with
To the Rear of the Enemy musical works inspired by these communist guerrilla tactics, of which To the Rear of the Enemy became the most popular. The song was used extensively in Chinese propaganda works both during and after the war, and became a popular revolutionary song. Mao Tse-tung. "On Protracted War." Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung, Vol. II. Foreign Languages Press: Peking, 1967. To the Rear of the Enemy "To the Rear of the Enemy" () , also translated as To Go Behind Enemy Lines, is a Chinese patriotic song written in 1938 by Zhao Qihai. The song was a popular melody during the Second