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

In December 1941 the Japanese invaded Burma. For the British, the longest land campaign of the Second World War had begun. 100,000 African soldiers were taken f

The Republic of Biafra lasted for less than three years, but the war over its secession would contort Nigeria for decades to come. Samuel Fury Childs Daly exami