Conquering the American Wilderness: The Triumph of European Warfare in Colonial Northwest Tapa blanda - 2003

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Amherst and Boston, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press, 2003. Trade Paperback. Fine. 6x0x8. A fine copy. 2003 Trade Paperback. xviii, 207 pp. 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 guerrilla-like native tactics, colonial commanders were able not only to subdue their Indian adversaries but eventually to prevail against more conventionally trained British forces during the American Revolution. Yet upon closer scrutiny, this common understanding of early American warfare turns out to be more myth than reality. As Guy Chet reveals, clashes between colonial and Indian… Leer más

University of Massachusetts Press, 2003-04-30. paperback. Used: Good.

Univ of Massachusetts Pr, 2003. Paperback. New. illustrated edition. 207 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.70 inches.

University of Massachusetts Press, 2003-04-30. paperback. Used:Good.

Univ of Massachusetts Pr, 2003. Paperback. New. illustrated edition. 207 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.70 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Massachusetts Press, 2003-04-30. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!