War-Torn: A Look at Warfare in North America Before European Influence

by Bethany J. Dillon

Skulls smashed by blunt force, bodies pin-cushioned by projectile points, arrows, spears and lances... Hapless victims tortured in grotesque and unimaginable ways by unmerciful adversaries... Women and children held captive and scalps taken for prize... Warfare strikes sharp and precise leaving no man, woman, or child unaffected by it's scourge. People all over the world have engaged in warfare. The least explored is that of the Native Americans before white's brought a culture of horses, guns, ammo, and genocide. Common in todays culture is the belief of the unskilled savage armed with inferior weaponry, incapable of strategy, and of overwhelming the masses. Persistent is the idea that all Indians were peaceful, weak, and inferior to the white soldier in prestige, strength, and vigor. As history attests...this simply is not true...

238 pages, Paperback

Published June 14, 2017

About the author

Bethany Dillon is Author of War-Torn: A Look At Warfare In North America Before European Influence, War-Torn: The Arrival and Courage In Our Hearts: Women of War, Influence and Leadership. She is of Lakota descent, is a magazine columnist, historical researcher and martial artist with experience training in several diverse martial disciplines as taught by some amazing and talented instructors and dear friends over the years. She is a college student and paralegal by education who enjoys weapons, the outdoors, archery and atlatl competitions, experimental archaeology, library's, bookstores and coffee shops. She is a chronic pain and spinal fusion survivor and can almost always be found with her dog Luna by her side.