European and Native American Warfare 1675-1815

by Armstrong Starkey

Overview

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 17^th and 18^th 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135363383
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/2002
Series:	Warfare and History
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Armstrong Starkey

Table of Contents

Introduction: raiders in the wilderness; the Indian way of war; the European background to North American warfare. Total war in New England: King Philip's war 1675-76 and its aftermath; Indians and the war for Empire 1689-1763. Wars of Independence: the revolutionary frontier 1744-83. Last stands: the defeat of Indian resistance in the Old Northwest 1783-1815.

Editorial Reviews

'Starkey has given his readers a useful bibliographical guide and a thought-provoking analysis. The attractive paperback should find a place on many a student bookshelf.' - John Oliphant, The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

From the Publisher