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Shadows : Airlift and Airwar in Biafra and Nigeria 1967-1970

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This book could serve as the master template for future books on air warfare and its associated civil aviation involvement. When reading and looking at this book I was immediately wondering which other conflicts should be devoted a book like this: the 1960s conflicts in Zaire/Congo, the Libyan arm airlift in the 70s, the Vietnam War (Air America/World etc.), etc. The quality of the information and the photographs are outstanding. A definite "to buy" book.

This book is the best book about the Nigerian civil war written.

It is very detailed with a very complet information about the activities of the diferent aircraft in this war. It give information about the aerial operations of both parties but the book is focusing in the biafran side.

I recomend this book to all people interested in the african conflicts and especially in the air war.

It's a pity someone either doesn't put out a new edition of this book or produce a new book along the same lines. This book is an excellent reference on the airwar aspects of the Biafran War, an important part of the war as much of the outside aid received by Biafra was from the air. Also, one of the ways Nigeria routinely outmatched the Biafrans was with their federal air force, which received considerable Soviet and East German assistance.

Well illustrated this book is a "must have" for anyone attempting to complete their collection on the Biafran conflict.