Crystallizing in the early eighteenth century, “Indian war” fought by teams of white “rangers”—as some of the special forces of the United States are still called—became the monotonous rhythm of the continent’s life. Especially in the early days, it did not rule out coexistence and collaboration. But that frequently broke down. While their own practices by no means conformed to later notions of humanity in warfare, native peoples actually learned many techniques of exterminating violence from settlers rather than the other way around.