2019/12/19 by Roy Doron, Charles Thomas · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #African history and culture studies #Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics #African studies and sociopolitical issues
paper · pdf · doi:10.1163/24680966-00302004
openalex publication_date 2019/12/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
Abstract In an effort to enrich the historical understanding of the African past, the editors of the Journal of African Military History announce the creation of a new series titled the New Lens of African Military History . In this new series, we ask for contributions that examine various aspects of the African past from a military methodology, and assess the ways that using military history helps create a more complex and complete picture of different aspects of African history. In our inaugural issue, we examine the question of genocide during the Nigerian Civil War, a hard fought war with an underdeveloped military literature. By placing the evolution of Biafra’s genocide claims into the broader picture of the war, a more nuanced and complex analysis of the war and its most important legacy becomes possible.