TY - BOOK AU - Haymond,John A. TI - The infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862: revenge, military law and the judgment of history SN - 9781476665108 (print) AV - KF7641 .H39 2016 U1 - 345.73/025230899752430776 23 PY - 2016///] CY - Jefferson, North Carolina PB - McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers KW - Trials (Military offenses) KW - Minnesota KW - United States KW - Courts-martial and courts of inquiry KW - Dakota Indians KW - Wars, 1862-1865 KW - Judicial error KW - Military law KW - History KW - Indians, Treatment of N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-260) and index N2 - "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"-- ER -