Flintlock and tomahawk
American warfare 1690-1835 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
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Thursday, 2 February 2023
Mayflower, a voyage to war
my local library has this. Might read it when I can
Nathaniel Philbrick, bestselling author of ‘In the Heart of the Sea’, reveals the darker side of the Pilgrim fathers’ settlement in the New World, which ultimately erupted in bloody battle some fifty years after they first landed on American soil.
Behind the quaint and pious version of the Mayflower story usually taught in American primary schools is a tumultuous and largely untold tale of violence, subterfuge and epic drama.
For amidst the friendships and co-operation that sprang up between the settlers and indigenous people, whose timely assistance on more than one occasion rescued the Pilgrims from otherwise certain death, a dark conflict was brewing. It erupted in King Philip’s war, a terribly bloody conflict which decimated the English population and all but obliterated the Wampanoag.
Following the Pilgrims from their perilous journey from England on a battered, leaky ship, through their first bitter North American winter (during which half of them died), to their equally bitter battle against the native Wampanoag tribe, Philbrick paints a vivid and panoramic picture of conflict and colonialism, co-operation and betrayal. In so doing he brings to life a cast of compelling, even heroic, characters, and sets the scene for the development of the American nation.
Warriors of the Dawn
Indigenous weapons and tactics of King Philip's War. Video here. It is about half an hour. I haven't watched this all the way through yet but looks fine. Let me know what you think.
Sunday, 29 January 2023
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1783 image rom the British Museum who say; Description American loyalists are being murdered by Red Indians. An Indian (left) seizes by ...
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This maker of figures is working on miniatures based around the theme Braddock's disaster. First up Natives and Canadians followed by B...
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Savage Frontier, a 28mm French and Indian War Kickstarter launching in February. Brought to you by Tim Spakowski and Glenn Kapheim from Foo...