A Comprehensive History of the Most Important Native American Resistance Movement  The Shawnee leader Tecumseh came to prominence in a war against the United States waged from 1811 to 1815. In 1805, Tecumseh’s younger brother Lalawethika (soon to be known as “the Prophet”) had a vision for an Indian revitalization movement that would restore Native culture and resist American expansion. Tecumseh organized the growing support for this movement, which came from Indigenous peoples across the Old Northwest and parts of the Great Plains, into a loose but powerful military alliance.              In late 1811, while Tecumseh was away on a recruiting mission in the South, General William Henry Harrison led an army to the center of Native resistance at Prophetstown in present-day Indiana. In the early morning hours of November 7, in what came to be known as the Battle of Tippecanoe, Harrison’s men fought off an Indian attack, which marked the beginning of Tecumseh’s War. Seven months later, when the United States declared war on Britain, thus initiating the War of 1812, the British and Tecumseh forged an alliance against the United States. Initially, the Anglo-Indian alliance enjoyed considerable success at Detroit, Chicago, Mackinac, and elsewhere, exposing much of the Old Northwest to border warfare, but the tide turned in 1813 when Harrison invaded Canada. On October 5 the American army defeated a much smaller Anglo-Indian force in the climactic Battle of the Thames. Tecumseh was killed in this battle, and although his confederacy disintegrated, British support ensured that the Indian war would continue for another two years with the Sauk chief Black Hawk now providing the inspiration and leadership. Tecumseh’s War ended only in late 1815 after the British made peace with the United States and abandoned their native allies.               Tecumseh’s War: The Epic Conflict for the Heart of America  is the first complete story of this major conflict. Distinguished historian Donald R. Hickey detaches it from the War of 1812, moving Tecumseh’s confederation to center stage to tell the sweeping and engrossing story of this last great Indian War—the last time that Indigenous Peoples had a powerful European ally to oppose United States expansion and thus the lastchance they had of shaping the future of the continent. “Hickey vividly relates the many battles and engagements of the war adding interesting background material on native, British, and American leaders. He skillfully analyzes key events, painting a richer picture of the unfolding drama. Additionally, the author’s far-ranging expertise in the War of 1812 is demonstrated in his ability to weave political, diplomatic, economic, and social issues into a well constructed narrative. The result is an understandable yet comprehensive presentation on the Native Americans’ disastrous loss of tribal lands and the opening of the West to a torrent of settlers.  I very highly recommend  Tecumseh’s War .” —Richard V. Barbuto,  Journal of America’s Military Past “ Tecumseh’s War  is a masterful study of a fascinating yet tragic chapter in American history. Impeccably researched and deftly written, Don Hickey’s treatment of the great native leader is a fair-minded analysis of the aspirations of the indigenous peoples and the two opposing nations in the War of 1812. The quality of its scholarship and its very readable style will appeal to both the specialist and non-specialist alike. Tecumseh’s War  not only expands our knowledge of the war but also our understanding of the desperate struggle of the native peoples for survival, and rightfully will be regarded as the definitive treatment of Tecumseh and his confederacy for the foreseeable future.” —Donald E. Graves, author of  Field of Glory: the Battle of Crysler’s Farm 1813 ;  Where Right and Glory Lead! The Battle of Lundy’s Lane 1814 ; and  All Their Glory Past: The Siege of Fort Erie, Plattsburgh and the Last Battles in the North, 1814 “Written by the Dean of War of 1812 historians, this carefully researched and lucidly written examination of the military conflict between the tribes of the Old Northwest and the new American nation presents detailed information and analyses regarding these events. It provides for Tecumseh’s War what Wiley Sword’s  President Washington’s Indian War  purveys for the border warfare of the 1790s. A valuable addition to the history and historiography of this period.”— R. David Edmunds, Watson Professor of American History, Emeritus, University of Texas at Dallas “In Tecumseh’s War , Donald R. Hickey immerses the reader in an especially turbulent period of Indigenous-American relations—one that came to be dominated by the leading protagonists on both sides of a highly contested frontier. Written with the easy confidence of a leading expert in the field, this book is destined to become the standard reference on an intriguing often misunderstood subject.” —Guy St-Denis, author of  Tecums