European and Native American Warfare, 1675-1815

Download or read book European and Native American Warfare, 1675-1815 written by Armstrong Starkey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1998 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging the historical tradition that has denigrated Indians as �savages� and celebrated the triumph of European �civilization�, Armstrong Starkey presents military history as only one dimension of a more fundamental conflict of cultures, and re-examines the European invasion of North America in the 17thand 18th centuries. Combining the perspectives of ethno-history and military history, this book provides an evaluation of the evolution and influence of both Indian and European ways of war during the period. Significant conflicts are analysed including King Philip�s war in New England (1675-1676) notable due to the number of armed Indians, the American War of Independence, and the conquest of the old Northwest, 1783-1815.