Code Talkers and Warriors chronicles Native American life during World War II. This volume covers issues such as draft resistance on the basis of religion and sovereignty; the relocation of Native Americans to West Coast defense plants; how the war facilitated assimilationist thinking: and Native American contributions to the war effort.

Black Hawk and the War of 1832 reveals how the Black Hawk War culminated in a final battle that was so brutal that many local tribes fled to the West.

For a quarter century--1861 to 1886--the U.S. military attempted to subjugate one of the largest Indian tribes of what is today the American Southwest. The Apache Wars shows how the Apache Indians held out longer than any other major U.S. tribe.

In 1863, the Navajo faced transformations to their way of life with the Americans' determination to first subjugate and then remove them to a reservation in order to begin their assimilation to American culture.

In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which authorized President Andrew Jackson to move eastern Indian Tribes west of the Mississippi River to Indian Territory.

Between 1675 and 1676, King Philip's War shattered Native tribes and devastated the new English colonies in one of the most significant American wars of the 17th century.

On June 25, 1876, the U.S. Army suffered the worst defeat of all its battles with Native Americans. Allied Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors successfully turned back a surprise attack on their village near the Little Bighorn River in Montana.

"The Landmark Events in Native American History" set explores significant events in Native American history from the 17th through 20th centuries. Presented from a Native American perspective, each book in this unique set offers a wealth of features, including introductions, biographical sketches, sidebars, and documents that humanize these important events, which not only shaped Native American history, but also helped define the American experience.