Biafra : the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970 /
Baxter, Peter, 1962-
Biafra : the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970 / Peter Baxter. - Solihull, West Midlands, England : Helion and Company Limited ; (c)2014. Pinetown, South Africa : 30° South Publishers Ltd, (c)2014. - 1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) - Africa@war ; 16 .
Includes bibliographical references.
Glossary; Introduction; Chapter One -- Of Coups and Counter-Coups; Chapter Two -- The Birth of Biafra and the Commencement of theNigerian Civil War; Chapter Three -- An Unequal War; Chapter Four -- Operation Torch; Chapter Five -- Crossing the Niger River; Chapter Six -- Southern Operations; Chapter Seven -- Annabelle, Mercenaries and the Biafran Airlift; Chapter Eight -- The Beginning of the End; Chapter Nine -- In Closing
This book 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.
9781910777473
Igbo (African people)--Social conditions.--Nigeria
Genocide--Nigeria--20th century.
Human rights--Nigeria.
Genocide.
Human rights.
Igbo (African people).
Nigeria.
Electronic Books.
DT515 / .B534 2014
Biafra : the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970 / Peter Baxter. - Solihull, West Midlands, England : Helion and Company Limited ; (c)2014. Pinetown, South Africa : 30° South Publishers Ltd, (c)2014. - 1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) - Africa@war ; 16 .
Includes bibliographical references.
Glossary; Introduction; Chapter One -- Of Coups and Counter-Coups; Chapter Two -- The Birth of Biafra and the Commencement of theNigerian Civil War; Chapter Three -- An Unequal War; Chapter Four -- Operation Torch; Chapter Five -- Crossing the Niger River; Chapter Six -- Southern Operations; Chapter Seven -- Annabelle, Mercenaries and the Biafran Airlift; Chapter Eight -- The Beginning of the End; Chapter Nine -- In Closing
This book 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.
9781910777473
Igbo (African people)--Social conditions.--Nigeria
Genocide--Nigeria--20th century.
Human rights--Nigeria.
Genocide.
Human rights.
Igbo (African people).
Nigeria.
Electronic Books.
DT515 / .B534 2014