02651cam a2200361 i 4500 17987890 EG-ScBUE 20240610112244.0 140103s2013 enkabf f b 001 0 eng d 9781780764634 (pbk.) DLC eng rda DLC EG-ScBUE f-nr--- 966.9052 GOU 22 Gould, Michael, author. 39899 The Biafran War : the struggle for modern Nigeria / Michael Gould ; foreword by Frederick Forsyth. New paperback edition. London : I. B. Tauris & Co Ltd., 2013. xviii, 258 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm rdacontent text txt unmediated rdamedia n volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Historical background -- The path to war and its beginning -- The second part of the war : from mid-1968 to January 1970 -- Biafra's longevity -- Gowon and Ojukwu : an appraisal of the two leaders -- Conclusion. International media coverage in the 1960s and early 1970s represented the Biafran War, in which the state of Biafra attempted to secede from the Nigerian Federation, as a grand humanitarian disaster, characterised by sustained conflict, starvation and genocide. Using interviews and newly-released archival material, Michael Gould questions this depiction, examining the role of foreign parties in the conflict and the impact of propaganda upon its international reception both during and after the war. Envisaged initially by both sides as a short conflict, the war confounded all expectations, stretching on for four years. It was a 'brother's war', one which divided families, and was characterised overwhelmingly by both sides' reluctance to enter into hostilities. This book seeks to answer some of the most fundamental questions surrounding the conflict, including how this avoidable conflict came about, why the war became so drawn-out and how the leadership of the opposing Generals Ojukwu, who led the Biafran revolt and Gowon, who was President of the Nigerian Federation, defined the conflict. Nigeria History Civil War, 1967-1970 Causes. BUEsh Nigeria History Civil War, 1967-1970. BUEsh Nigeria History Civil War, 1967-1970 Mass media and the war. BUEsh Nigeria, Eastern History. BUEsh BUSBOL April2016 Reading book Forsyth, Frederick, 1938- author of introduction, etc. 39900 ddc BB 21683 21655 0 0 ddc 0 0 Alahram MAIN MAIN 2ND 2016-04-27 Purchase 176.00 0 966.9052 GOU 000032410 2025-07-15 00:00:00 220.00 2016-04-27 BB