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The Indian Militia and Description of the Indies - The Cultures and Practice of Violence
Captain Bernardo De Vargas Machuca
The Indian Militia and Description of the Indies - The Cultures and Practice of Violence
Captain Bernardo De Vargas Machuca
Addressing the organization and outfitting of conquest expeditions, this title includes extended discussions of arms and medicine. It covers the proper behaviour of soldiers, providing advice on marching through peaceful and bellicose territories, crossing rivers, bivouacking in foul weather, and carrying out night raids and ambushes.
293 pages, 31 illustrations, 2 maps
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 19, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780822343141 |
Publishers | Duke University Press |
Pages | 368 |
Dimensions | 236 × 157 × 24 mm · 564 g |
Language | English |
Translator | Johnson, Timothy F. |
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