Robert Rogers War And Savagery

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Based around the time period of the French and Indian war, White Devil is a historical narrative that graphically depicts, as the title says, war and savagery in colonial America. It bases mostly around Robert Rogers and his so called rangers. Rogers was a colonel that fought for the British crown during the French and Indian war. He developed one of the first Special Forces unit to be seen in the new world, Rogers’ rangers. The rangers were a light infantry whose role was to conduct unconventional special operations, such as raiding savage Indians. The book, in great detail, describes the savagery of guerilla warfare used to fight during these colonial times. Although revolving mainly around Rogers and the raid of the Abenaki, White Devil