War-Torn: The Arrival

by Bethany J. Dillon

From Cortes's battles against Montezuma's Aztecs to Jackson's Trail of Tears in the mid 1800s, the discovery of the New World put Europeans and Native peoples in heated opposition of each other, and it wasn't long before the tide of civilization would rush across the untamed lands of the Americas killing thousands of first peoples in the rush for progress, plunder, slaves and riches. Having been invading indigenous civilizations much larger in population than Ivan the Great's Russia, Songhay in Sangel, Zimbabwe and the Ottoman Empire combined, the Europeans in numbers of just hundreds at a time brought down Native empires far bigger than any European state with the assistance of swords, armor, steel, horses, ships, guns, ammo, and a mode of warfare fully supported by the church and the holy crown. Genocide. Follow author Bethany Dillon through the pages of American history as she takes you on a journey to learn the truth about what actually took place in North America upon the arrival of Europeans.

318 pages, Paperback

First published June 16, 2019

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.