Forsyth, Frederick: The Biafra Story (a Penguin Special) , England: Penguin, 1969

Rare first-edition of Frederick Forsyth's The Biafra Story, running to 294 pages. There is fading and creasing to the spine and the pages are heavily tanned, otherwise in good condition for its age.*******First edition, paperback, very good tight condition, illustrated glossy card covers slightly scuffed and creased, 237 pages, pages lightly browned, ----------------Penguin Special ' account of the civil war in Nigeria 1966-68' "What are the historical, military, political and economic factors which have added up to this ghastly picture of a small nation fighting with its back to the wall? In this Penguin Special an experienced journalist, writing from an unashamedly Biafran point of view, traces the origins of the civil war to its roots in tribal antagonisms and British colonial policy. He describes the 2 'coups' of 1966 and the provocations that led up to Biafra's secession in May 1967; in his account of the war's progress he shows how attempts to relieve starvation in Biafra have been frustrated at every turn and how the so-called 'peace conferences' were no more than empty charades. The Biafra Story, in short, is a shocking indictment of the military clique which controls the Nigerian Federal Government and of the Labour Government which has consistently supported it, not least with arms." (Book ref. 2347)  £25.00

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