sentences:  The cuts in military expenditure meant that taking the offensive was now impossible and a defensive strategy was all they could have.Pétain was appointed Inspector-General of the Army in February 1922 and produced, in concert with the new Chief of the General Staff, General Marie-Eugène Debeney, the new army manual entitled "Provisional Instruction on the Tactical Employment of Large Units", which soon became known as 'the Bible'.On 3 September 1925 Pétain was appointed sole Commander-in-Chief of French Forces in Morocco to launch a major campaign against the Rif tribes, in concert with the Spanish Army, which was successfully concluded by the end of October.