Controversially, Mr Philbrick claims that Sitting Bull's men were better armed, citing the findings of an archaeological sweep of the battlefield with metal detectors in the 1980s.

颇具争议的是，费尔·布里克引用上世纪80年代利用金属探测器对战场进行考古扫描的调查结果，称坐牛的人马装备更为精良。

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For these men, says Mr Philbrick, the Plains were a strange and unworldly place. They found it hard to accustom themselves to the constant eye-watering reek of horse hair and human sweat.

费尔·布里克说，对于这些人来说，平原是一处奇特世外之地，他们发觉自己难以适应没完没了地被马鬃和汗水的臭味熏得泪水直流。

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The deterioration of English-Indian relations in New England forms the core of Mr Philbrick's tale.

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But, of course, where Melville is extravagant and playful, Mr Philbrick is in earnest.

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For these men, says Mr Philbrick, the Plains were a strange and unworldly place.

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