Biafra Genocide

Nigeria: Bloodletting and Mass Starvation, 1967–1970

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Communism & Socialism, History, Africa, Modern, 20th Century
Cover of the book Biafra Genocide by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale, Pen and Sword
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Al J. Venter, Stephen Dinsdale ISBN: 9781526729149
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: August 30, 2018
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military Language: English
Author: Al J. Venter, Stephen Dinsdale
ISBN: 9781526729149
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: August 30, 2018
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
Language: English

One of the great tragedies of Africa is not only the fact that a million people – mostly civilians and a large proportion of them children – died in one of Africa’s first post-independence wars, but that until it happened the world thought Nigeria was immune from the wasting disease of tribalism. It certainly was not because the Biafran War is still the most expansive tribal conflagration that the continent has experienced – barring perhaps the ongoing Great Lakes conflict – involving the forces of East and West, only this time, with the British siding with the Soviets.

Worse, some of the religious differences that emerged before and after that dreadful carnage are still with us today. During the course of hostilities that lasted almost four years, a lot of other shortcomings surfaced in Africa’s most populous nation, including the kind of corruption that, until then, had always been linked to countries rich in oil. Disunity, incompetence and instability – from which Nigeria never really recovered – also emerged. Two bloody army coups followed after the rebels capitulated, together with an appalling series of massacres, mostly of southern Christians by Muslim northerners. Half a century later the slaughter continues.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

One of the great tragedies of Africa is not only the fact that a million people – mostly civilians and a large proportion of them children – died in one of Africa’s first post-independence wars, but that until it happened the world thought Nigeria was immune from the wasting disease of tribalism. It certainly was not because the Biafran War is still the most expansive tribal conflagration that the continent has experienced – barring perhaps the ongoing Great Lakes conflict – involving the forces of East and West, only this time, with the British siding with the Soviets.

Worse, some of the religious differences that emerged before and after that dreadful carnage are still with us today. During the course of hostilities that lasted almost four years, a lot of other shortcomings surfaced in Africa’s most populous nation, including the kind of corruption that, until then, had always been linked to countries rich in oil. Disunity, incompetence and instability – from which Nigeria never really recovered – also emerged. Two bloody army coups followed after the rebels capitulated, together with an appalling series of massacres, mostly of southern Christians by Muslim northerners. Half a century later the slaughter continues.

More books from Pen and Sword

Cover of the book 13 Sharks by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book Alone I Fly by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book In the Service of the Sultan: A first-hand account of the Dhofar Insurgency by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book Nelson's Victory by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book Anti Tank by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book Mortars in World War II by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book Beneath the Waves by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book The Gathering Storm by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book Anti-Submarine Warfare by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book Wreck of the Isabella by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book Picton’s Division at Waterloo by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book XD Operations by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book Fighting in Ukraine by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book Hitler's Headquarters by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
Cover of the book Accrington Pals by Al J. Venter, Stephen  Dinsdale
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy