Conquering the American Wilderness: The Triumph of European Warfare in Colonial Northwest

(Part of the Native Americans of the Northeast Series)

by Guy Chet

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A study of military tactics and strategy before the War of Independence, this book reexamines the conquest of the North American wilderness and its native peoples by colonial settlers. Historians have long believed that the peculiar conditions of the New World, coupled with the success of Indians tactics, forced the colonists to abandon traditional European methods of warfare and to develop a new "American" style of combat. By combining firearms with...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1558493824

ISBN13:9781558493827

Release Date:April 2003

Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.4" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

17th Century History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Native American Studies Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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