Apache Tactics 1830–86 (Elite Book 119)

The Apache culture of the latter half of the 19th century blended together the lifestyles of the Great Plains, Great Basin and the South-West, but it was their warfare that captured the imagination. This book reveals the skillful tactics of the Apache people as they raided and eluded the much larger and better-equipped US government forces. Drawing on primary research conducted in the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona, this book reveals the small-unit warfare of the Apache tribes as they attempted to preserve their freedom, and in particular the actions of the most famous member of the Apache tribes - Geronimo. Apacheindianernes stammer levede i det sydvestlige USA (Arizona) og i det nordlige Mexico (Texas og New Mexico). De var kendte og frygtede for deres krigerkultur, ligesom de var godt tilpasset forholdene i det vilde landskab, hvor de i årevis førte guerillakrig mod den spanske og mexicanske befolknings forsøg på at udslette dem og fordrive dem fra deres territorium. I 1800 tallet blev apacherne konfronteret med de amerikanske nybyggere og fra 1860 - 1886 blev de fåtallige amerikanske tropper, der forsøgte at opretholde ro og orden i det vidtstrakte område, ofte udmanøvreret af apacherne ved overraskelsesangreb og baghold. I bogen undersøges og forklares apachernes guerillataktik og øvrige færdigheder overfor deres modstandere The Apache peoples of the southwest United States and northern Mexico became so legendary as guerrilla fighters that their name is still a byword for fierce, elusive, and unpredictable foe. Masters of survival and rapid movement in rugged terrain, for centuries they resisted Spanish and Mexican encroachment - and periodic attempts at outright extermination - before meeting advancing American settlers in the 19th century. From 1860-1886, suprisingly small numbers of warriors led by warchiefs such as Cochise, Mangas Coloradas, Victorio, Nanam and Geronimo usually outwitted and often outfought US troops, who were thinly scattered across the wilderness of Apacheria The Apache culture of the latter half of the 19th century blended together the lifestyles of the Great Plains, Great Basin and the South-West, but it was their warfare that captured the imagination. This book reveals the skillful tactics of the Apache people as they raided and eluded the much larger and better-equipped US government forces. Drawing on primary research conducted in the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona, this book reveals the small-unit warfare of the Apache tribes as they attempted to preserve their freedom, and in particular the actions of the most famous member of the Apache tribes - Geronimo. From the Trade Paperback edition COVER......Page 1 TITLE PAGE......Page 2 CONTENTS......Page 3 INTRODUCTION......Page 4 CHRONOLOGY......Page 8 ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE......Page 13 GUERRILLA STRATEGIES & TACTICS......Page 16 OTHER ASPECTS OF APACHE WARFARE......Page 53 THE FAILURE OF APACHE RESISTANCE......Page 59 FURTHER READING......Page 62 INDEX......Page 64 RELATED TITLES......Page 65 IMPRINT......Page 66 A detailed examination of the tactics of the US Army's most feared and stubborn Native American enemies. It includes detail of famous actions including those by Geronimo, who led a small band of resistors until 1877, and the Apache general Victorio