The cutting-off way : Indigenous warfare in eastern North America, 1500-1800 / Wayne E. Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Wayne E., 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous people--Wars--Atlantic Coast (North America).

Surprise (Military science)--North America--History.

Surprise (Military science).

Guerrilla warfare--North America--History.

Guerrilla warfare.

Strategic culture--Atlantic Coast (North America).

Strategic culture.

Atlantic Coast (North America)--Military relations--History.

Atlantic Coast (North America).

Local Subjects:

Indigenous people--Wars--Atlantic Coast (North America).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]

Summary:

"The cutting-off way of war recasts Indigenous warfare via the lived realities of Indigenous people. Lacking deep reserves, subject to coercive military recruitment, and wary of heavy casualties that tended to amass from siege warfare, Indigenous warriors generally sought to surprise their targets, and the size of the target varied with the size of the attacking force. Lee demonstrates how it worked, detailing Indigenous warfare from precontact through the American Revolution"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Eastern woodlands

The cutting-off way of war

The Indians went hunting: Native American expeditionary logistics

Peace chiefs and blood revenge: patterns of restraint in Native American warfare, 1500-1800

Fortify, fight, or flee: Tuscarora and Cherokee defensive warfare and military culture adaptation

The military revolution of Native North America: firearms, forts, and polities

Subjects, clients, allies, or mercenaries?: The British use of Irish and Native American military power, 1500-1800

War's end.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Lee, Wayne E. The Cutting-Off Way

ISBN:

9798890863560

9798890863577

9781469673790

1469673797

9781469673806

1469673800

OCLC:

1393307751