Native North American Armor, Shields, and Fortifications / / David E. Jones.

From the Chickasaw fighting the Choctaw in the Southeast to the Sioux battling the Cheyenne on the Great Plains, warfare was endemic among the North American Indians when Europeans first arrived on this continent. An impressive array of offensive weaponry and battle tactics gave rise to an equally i...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2004
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (206 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. People of the Rivers
  • 2. Standing Fights and Poison Arrows
  • 3. The Horse Warriors
  • 4. The Castle Builders
  • 5. The Importance of Influential Neighbors
  • 6. Warriors with Glittering Shields
  • 7. Land of the Cold Snow Forests
  • 8. The Salmon Kings
  • 9. The Strongbows
  • 10. Home of the North Wind
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index