{"product_id":"great-sioux-war-orders-of-battle-how-the-united-states-army-waged-war-on-the-northern-plains-1876-1877-paperback-softback-9780806143224","title":"Great Sioux War Orders of Battle; How the United States Army Waged War on the Northern Plains, 1876–1877 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780806143224","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGreat Sioux War Orders of Battle\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow the United States Army Waged War on the Northern Plains, 1876–1877\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaul L. Hedren (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780806143224\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 August 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 1 map, 3 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.3 cm, 0.374 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLasting nearly two years, the Great Sioux War pitted almost one-third of the U.S. Army against Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyennes. By the time it ended, this grueling war had played out on twenty-seven different battlefields scattered across five states, resulted in hundreds of casualties, cost millions of dollars, and transformed the landscape and the lives of survivors on both sides. It also entrenched a view of the army as largely inept.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this compelling sourcebook, Paul Hedren uses extensive documentation to demonstrate that the American army adapted quickly to the challenges of fighting this unconventional war and was more effectively led and better equipped than is customarily believed. While it lost at Powder River and at the Little Big Horn, it did not lose the Great Sioux War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the first part of this volume, Hedren considers concepts of doctrine, training, culture, and matériel to aid understanding of the army's structure and disposition. In part two he dissects the twenty-eight Great Sioux War deployments in chronological order, including documentation of command structures, regiments, and companies employed. In the concluding section, the author addresses how an otherwise sound American army was defeated in two battles and nearly lost a third. The book also features seven helpful appendices, a glossary, and an oversized map showing forts, encampments, and battle sites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy expanding his purview to encompass all of the war's battles - along with troop movements, strategies, and tactics - Hedren offers an authoritative account of the conduct of U.S. forces in a campaign all too frequently misunderstood.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523093328152,"sku":"9780806143224","price":14.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/great-sioux-war-orders-of-battle-how-the-united-states-army-waged-war-on-the-northern-plains-1876-1877-paperback-softback-9780806143224","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}