Oilfields and Airpower in African Conflict: The Case of Biafra

by Onianwa Oluchukwu Ignatus

In this intrepid study, noted Nigerian historian Onianwa Oluchukwu Ignatus investigates the air war component of the Nigerian-Biafran War, a crucial postcolonial conflict in Africa. It focuses on the Biafra's air operations against oil installations and facilities owned by multinational oil companies in Nigeria. In addition to exploring global airpower historiography, this study explores the tactical aspects of how the renewed air war changed the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1680532200
• ISBN13: 9781680532203
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Academica Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"