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• Warrior Spirit: The Story of Native American Patriotism and Heroism by Herman J. Viola
• Steven M. Fountain

Warrior Spirit: The Story of Native American Patriotism and Heroism delivers on its promise to reorient readers to consider the legacy of Native military service. Short biographies of more than a dozen Native Americans who served the United States Armed Forces are interspersed throughout the text. The content tilts heavily toward the modern for reasons scholars will [End Page 356] find obvious but may pass by younger readers; seven of the ten chapters range from World War I through the War on Terror.

A suitably brief introduction dispels notions that American Indians are inherently warlike, emphasizing patriotism and veterans’ reflections on war and service. The first two chapters focus on eastern tribes’ experiences from the American Revolution through the Civil War and Indian scouts in the West. The remainder of the book covers World War I and II, the Cold War, and the War on Terror alongside topics such as counting coup, code talkers, and women warriors.

Viola, the author and editor of dozens of books ranging from textbooks to academic works to mass market titles found on souvenir store bookshelves, employs a formula here that is oriented toward potential classroom use. Warrior Spirit will engage middle and high school readers, and the brief biographical chapters lend themselves to comparative readings and discussion. The chapters are short enough for classroom use and would be especially suited for use in student research projects emphasizing the continuing legacy and experiences of Native Americans.

The drawbacks of this slim volume are few. The many grayscale images are not as flashy as they might be in color. Viola and his co-contributors do not shy away from glimpses of reservation culture that may be worth investigating further, but which may also be uncomfortable for teachers without the support of curriculum under development. Emphasis on Crow pride in enemy deaths and statements that warriors don’t cry tilt toward glorification of warfare more than understanding the costs of war or the lives of soldiers. Teachers looking to emphasize Native American history beyond the nineteenth century will find ample material in the thematic chapters to pull in Native and non-Native students alike.

审阅者：

• 战士精神：美国原住民爱国主义和英雄主义的故事赫尔曼·J·维奥拉
• 史蒂文·M·方廷

《战士精神：美国原住民爱国主义和英雄主义的故事》兑现了其承诺，让读者重新思考原住民兵役的遗产。本书中散布着十几位曾在美国武装部队服役的美洲原住民的简短传记。内容严重偏向现代，原因学者们会[第 356 页]发现显而易见，但年轻读者可能会忽略；十章中有七章的范围从第一次世界大战到反恐战争。

适当的简短介绍消除了美国印第安人天生好战的观念，强调爱国主义和退伍军人对战争和服役的反思。前两章重点介绍东部部落从美国革命到内战的经历以及西部印第安童子军的经历。本书的其余部分涵盖了第一次世界大战和第二次世界大战、冷战和反恐战争，以及计数政变、密码说话者和女战士等主题。

维奥拉是数十本书的作者和编辑，从教科书到学术著作，再到纪念品商店书架上的大众市场书籍，她在这里采用了一个面向潜在课堂使用的公式。《战士精神》将吸引初中和高中读者，简短的传记章节适合比较阅读和讨论。这些章节足够短，适合课堂使用，特别适合用于强调美洲原住民持续遗产和经验的学生研究项目。

这种纤薄体积的缺点很少。许多灰度图像并不像彩色图像那样华丽。维奥拉和他的共同贡献者并不回避保留文化的一瞥，这种文化可能值得进一步研究，但如果没有正在开发的课程的支持，这也可能会让教师感到不舒服。强调克罗人对敌人死亡的自豪感以及战士不哭泣的说法，更多地倾向于美化战争，而不是理解战争的代价或士兵的生命。希望强调十九世纪以后的美国原住民历史的教师会在主题章节中找到足够的材料来吸引原住民和非原住民学生。