Britain, the Royal Air Force and Relief Flights to Biafra, 1968-1969

by Onianwa Oluchukwu Ignatus

In this intriguing new book, Onianwa Oluchukwu Ignatus investigates Britain's decision to engage the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the relief operations during the Nigerian Civil War. The main area badly ravaged by the conflict being the Republic of Biafra was declared "a frontier of need." Humanitarian concerns and mounting public pressures, both in Britain and other Western countries, prompted the relief condition in Biafra to be declared an emergency...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1680531018
• ISBN13: 9781680531015
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Academica Press
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"