Fighting Like Indians. The "Indian Scout Syndrome" in American and German War Reports of World War II

Whether invoking the noble—or the cruel—savage, the image of Native Americans has always included notions of war and fighting. Non-Natives have attributed character traits to them such as cunning, stealth, endurance, and bravery; and they have used these im ages to denounce or to idealize Native A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Usbeck, Frank
Other Authors: Technische Universität Dresden, Fakultät Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden 2016
Subjects:
USA
Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-195491
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-195491
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