The Native Americans (The history of weapons & warfare) - Hardcover

 
9781590180709: The Native Americans (The history of weapons & warfare)

Synopsis

This informative and moving volume examines traditional Indian weapons and battle tactics, as well as those they borrowed from the whites. Among the topics covered: offensive and defensive weapons, the introduction of the horse and how it transformed Plains warfare, wars between Indians and Indians, wars between Indians and whites, and the Indians' final, desperate weapon--the Ghost Dance.

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This informative and moving volume examines traditional Indian weapons and battle tactics, as well as those they borrowed from the whites. Among the topics covered: offensive and defensive weapons, the introduction of the horse and how it transformed Plains warfare, wars between Indians and Indians, wars between Indians and whites, and the Indians' final, desperate weapon--the Ghost Dance.

Synopsis

Discusses the weapons used by Native Americans and their different means of warfare.

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