TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gould,Michael
AU  - Forsyth,Frederick
TI  - The Biafran War: the struggle for modern Nigeria 
SN  - 9781780764634 (pbk.)
U1  - 966.9052 22
PY  - 2013///
CY  - London
PB  - I. B. Tauris & Co Ltd.
KW  - Nigeria
KW  - History
KW  - Civil War, 1967-1970
KW  - Causes
KW  - BUEsh
KW  - Mass media and the war
KW  - Nigeria, Eastern
KW  - BUSBOL
KW  - April2016
KW  - Reading book
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -