Asaba Massacre
«'This book is a significant contribution to a neglected aspect of the war's history … I strongly recommend it for scholars and institutions that are interested in human rights and the history of the Nigeria–Biafra War.' Arua Oko Omaka, War in History»
In October 1967, early in the Nigerian Civil War, government troops entered Asaba in pursuit of the retreating Biafran army, slaughtering thousands of civilians and leaving the town in ruins. News of the atrocity was suppressed by the Nigerian government, with the complicity of Britain, and its significance in the subsequent progress of that conflict was misunderstood. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Cambridge University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781107140783
- Utgivelsesår
- 2017
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
«'This book is a significant contribution to a neglected aspect of the war's history … I strongly recommend it for scholars and institutions that are interested in human rights and the history of the Nigeria–Biafra War.' Arua Oko Omaka, War in History»