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Biafra: the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970

By Peter , Baxter

Book information

Publisher
Helion & Company Limited;Pinetown
Year
2015
ISBN
9781909982369, 1909982369
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10902761 bytes)
Series
Africa@War 16
Pages
64 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1967-1970;NigeriaCivil war;Civil war--NigeriaEastern -- History -- 20th century;Igbo (African pEastern;Genocide -- NigeriaEastern;Genocide;Genocide--NigeriaEastern;Igbo (African people)--Nigeria--Social conEastern;Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 1960

Description

This account traces the early history of Nigeria from inception to civil war, and the complex events that defined the conflict in Biafra, revealing how and why this awful event played out, and the scars that it has since left on the psyche of the disunited federation that has continued to exist in the aftermath.;Of coups and counter-coups -- The birth of Biafra and the commencement of the Nigerian Civil War -- An unequal war -- Operation Torch -- Crossing the Niger River -- Southern operations -- Annabelle, mercenaries and the Biafran airlift -- The beginning of the end -- In closing. Of coups and counter-coups -- The birth of Biafra and the commencement of the Nigerian Civil War -- An unequal war -- Operation Torch -- Crossing the Niger River -- Southern operations -- Annabelle, mercenaries and the Biafran airlift -- The beginning of the end -- In closing.

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