The infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862 : revenge, military law and the judgment of history / John A. Haymond.
Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]Description: x, 263 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781476665108 (print)
- Trials (Military offenses) -- Minnesota
- Trials (Military offenses) -- United States
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- Minnesota
- Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1862-1865
- Judicial error -- Minnesota
- Military law -- United States -- History
- Military law -- Minnesota -- History
- Indians, Treatment of -- United States
- Dakota Indians -- History
- 345.73/025230899752430776 23
- KF7641 .H39 2016
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-260) and index.
"This book examines the Dakota War trials from the perspective of 19th century military law. The author discusses the causes and far-reaching consequences of the war, claims of widespread atrocities, the modern debate over the role of culture in lawful warfare and how the war has been depicted by historians"-- Provided by publisher.