How Long to Read The Cutting-Off Way

How Long Does it Take to Read The Cutting-Off Way?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 2 minutes to read The Cutting-Off Way by Wayne E. Lee

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Incorporating archeology, anthropology, cartography, and Indigenous studies into military history, Wayne E. Lee has argued throughout his distinguished career that wars and warfare cannot be understood by a focus that rests solely on logistics, strategy, and operations. Fighting forces bring their own cultural traditions and values onto the battlefield. In this volume, Lee employs his "cutting-off way of war" (COWW) paradigm to recast Indigenous warfare in a framework of the lived realities of Native people rather than with regard to European and settler military strategies and practices. Indigenous people lacked deep reserves of population or systems of coercive military recruitment and as such were wary of heavy casualties. Instead, Indigenous warriors sought to surprise their targets, and the size of the target varied with the size of the attacking force. A small war party might "cut off" individuals found getting water, wood, or out hunting, while a larger party might attempt to attack a whole town. Once revealed by its attack, the invading war party would flee before the defenders' reinforcements from nearby towns could organize. Sieges or battles were rare and fought mainly to save face or reputation. After discussing the COWW paradigm, including a deep look at Native logistics and their associated strategic flexibility, Lee demonstrates how the system worked and evolved in five subsequent chapters that detail intra-tribal and Indigenous-colonial warfare from pre-contact through the American Revolution.

How long is The Cutting-Off Way?

The Cutting-Off Way by Wayne E. Lee is 301 pages long, and a total of 75,551 words.

This makes it 102% the length of the average book. It also has 92% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Cutting-Off Way Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 52 minutes to read The Cutting-Off Way aloud.

What Reading Level is The Cutting-Off Way?

The Cutting-Off Way is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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