A sophisticated history of colonial interactions in Nigeria during World War II drawing on hitherto unexplored archival resources.

This volume offers a fresh perspective on Africa's central role in the Allied victory in World War II. Its detailed case studies, from all parts of Africa, enab

A global history of 'Biafra', providing a new explanation for the ascendance of humanitarianism in a postcolonial world.

Biafra's declaration of independence on May 30, 1967, precipitated a civil war with important implications for the territorial integrity of all newly independen