Modern African Wars (5): The Nigerian-biafran War 1967-70

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With decades of research to draw from, Philip Jowett explores this extraordinary David-and-Goliath conflict, where the rag-tag Igbo tribal army of secessionist Biafra faced off against the Nigerian Federal forces

• Modern African Wars (5): The Nigerian-biafran War 1967-70 available on June 27 2018 from Indigo for 24.0
  
• ISBN bar code 9781472816092 ξ1 registered June 27 2018
  
• Product category is Book

• Sku # 978147281609
  

It was an African war that captured the attention of the western media, with individual commanders such as Biafran leader Colonel Ojukwu and Federal Colonel Adekunle becoming familiar figures across the globe. The Nigerian forces easily outnumbered their opponents, and benefitted from British and Soviet equipment, yet against all the odds the Biafrans held out for two and a half years, inflicting many setbacks on the Federal forces before their eventual surrender in 1970. Specially commissioned artwork and historical photos, including some from respected Italian war photographer Romano Ganoni, reflect the diverse array of uniforms and equipment on both sides, with images ranging from Sandhurst-educated officers in immaculate uniform to ragged militiamen armed with World War II kit.

^ Modern African Wars (5): The Nigerian-biafran War 1967-70 Indigo. ISBN 9781472816092 (revised Jun 2018)