Indian Wars of Canada, Mexico and the United States, 1812-1900

Taylor & Francis

Indian Wars of Canada, Mexico and the United States, 1812-1900Author(s): Bruce Vandervort\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415224710, 978-0415224710\nSynopsis\nDrawing on anthropology and ethnohistory as well as the new military history Indian Wars of Mexico, Canada and the United States, [tel] interprets and compares the way Indians and European Americans waged wars in Canada, Mexico, the USA and Yucatn during the nineteenth century. \n\nFully illustrated with sixteen maps, detailing key Indian settlements and crucial battles, Bruce Vandervort rescues the New World Indian Wars from their exclusion from mainstream military history, and reveals how they are an integral part of global history. \n\nIndian Wars of Mexico, Canada and the United States:\n\n* provides a thorough examination of the strategies and tactics of resistance employed by Indian peoples of the USA which contrasts practices of warfare with the Mti.