The Cutting-Off Way : Indigenous Warfare in Eastern North America, 1500-1800 /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

"The cutting-off way of war recasts Indigenous warfare via the lived realities of Indigenous people. Lacking deep reserves, subject to coercive military recruitment, and wary of heavy casualties that tended to amass from siege warfare, Indigenous warriors generally sought to surprise their targ...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lee, Wayne E., 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Surprise (Military science)
Strategic culture.
Military relations.
Indians of North America > Wars.
Guerrilla warfare.
Strategic culture > Atlantic Coast (North America)
Guerrilla warfare > North America > History.
Surprise (Military science) > North America > History.
Indians of North America > Wars > Atlantic Coast (North America)
North America > Atlantic Coast.
North America.
Atlantic Coast (North America) > Military relations > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Eastern woodlands
  • The cutting-off way of war
  • The Indians went hunting: Native American expeditionary logistics
  • Peace chiefs and blood revenge: patterns of restraint in Native American warfare, 1500-1800
  • Fortify, fight, or flee: Tuscarora and Cherokee defensive warfare and military culture adaptation
  • The military revolution of Native North America: firearms, forts, and polities
  • Subjects, clients, allies, or mercenaries?: The British use of Irish and Native American military power, 1500-1800
  • War's end.

Ejemplares similares