Vietnam had had enough; in December 1978, it launched a full scale invasion.

Since this was to be a full scale invasion, it required long-term planning, stock-piling and conscription.

On 4 June the Israeli cabinet authorized a large scale invasion.

What the Chinese were planning was nothing less than a full'scale invasion of Russia.

Plans for a full scale invasion had previously been cut back and a small unit sent to establish a trading post there was quickly turned away.

More likely, particularly if the hedge has been planted for some years, is scale invasion.

His strategy was to pick off Siam's peripheral regions rather than launch a full scale invasion.

In the 860s, instead of raids, the Danes mounted a full scale invasion.

The expedition originally planned as a limited raid turned into a full scale invasion when Pyrrhus met with more success than he expected.

The last large scale invasions were those of the Mongols of 1241, 1290, and 1343.