Native American Warriors

by Martin J. Dougherty (contributor)

Native American Warriors examines the fighting techniques of the various tribes that fought both among themselves and the European settlers across what would become the USA and Canada. Not one society, but many different tribes with different ways of life, the book explores the weaponry, equipment, armour and how the Native Americans understood warfare very differently from the European settlers. Experienced in skirmishing, guerrilla warfare and in using stealth, Native Americans saw their forms of warfare change drastically with the introduction from Europe of the horse, gunpowder and firearms. Arranged by broad tribal areas from Apache to Tlingit, the book highlights the differences in the tribes’ approaches to warfare. Also addressed are their spiritual beliefs, social structures, and major battles both among the tribes and against the Spanish, French, British and the United States from the first conquistadores in the early 16th century to the final battles in the 1890s. Beautifully presented with 200 colour and black-&-white photographs and artworks, Native American Warriors is the essential guide for any enthusiast of the military history of North America.

224 pages, Hardcover

Published July 14, 2018

About the author

Hailing from northeast England, Martin J Dougherty is a professional writer specialising in military history. He has been at times a games designer, an engineer, a self-protection instructor, a teacher and a defence analyst. Martin has published a range of books covering topics as diverse as self-protection, medieval warfare and space flight, and has addressed international conferences on anti-shipping missiles and homeland security issues.

Martin's interests include martial arts and fencing. He has coached Fencing, Ju-Jitsu, Self-Defence and Kickboxing for many years at the University of Sunderland, and has competed to national level as a fencer. As a martial artist he holds black belts in Combat Ju-Jitsu, Nihon Tai-Jitsu and Self-Defence. Martin is a Senior Assessor with the Self-Defence Federation and an IL1 instructor/assessor with the Britsh Federation for Historical Swordplay, specialising in the Military Sabre and the Smallsword.

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book promotes bad archaeology and cultural anthropology. I teach North American archaeology, and practice in Ohio, and not once have I ever seen or heard someone refer to any period in American prehistory as "mesolithic." Even the wiki page for Archaeology of the Americas says mesolithic is not used in North America. This is written by someone who teaches self-defense, so anything not about self-defense is coming from someone who cannot even be as accurate as wikipedia. For a full discussion of this book and what makes a good "coffee table book" check out this episode of the podcast "From the Archives": https://anchor.fm/anthropologyarchive....

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Native American Warriors looks at many nations/tribes fighting techniques different ways of life, weaponry, equipment, armor and who they fought with. Sometimes were settlers, and sometimes with other tribes. The book’s format is set geographically across the country, east to west. It has a load of information for not being very long.

As someone living in Texas, I was glad to see the author inform the reader that the legendary Texas Rangers were formed to fight the Comanche. I was so happy to see the images of the beautiful craftsmanship of the Tlingit people.

There is a stunning tintype of Chief Joseph (Nez Perce) in the book too.

Land acknowledgement: I am living on Tonkawa, and Comanche land.

Thank you, Amber Books, and NetGalley! #NativeAmericanWarriors #NetGalley.

[TheNextGenLibrarian]

A nonfiction book about Native American warriors, their tribes, weapons and fighting techniques.
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Using drawings, photos and captions this title examines battles, weapons and warfare as the Europeans invaded America. This book highlights spiritual beliefs, social structures and major battles among tribes against the Spanish, French, British and United States. Perfect for #militaryhistory fans.
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This one was interesting. I found it to read easier for a NF book because it included so many photos and artwork. However since I’m not a big military history buff it did drag for me.

CW: war, death, murder, genocide

[patrick Lorelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really excellent book looking at the American Indian ways of fighting, the weapons, tactics that were used, and really how some of their ways were taken and used by our military. The photos were of excellent quality and really added to the book, giving a unique look into the faces of the warriors and many chiefs. I really enjoyed reading this book.