《比夫拉故事/The Biafra Story(英文版)》作者:[英]弗雷德里克·福赛思【完结】
https://www.dlgyc.com/tupiao/5747446.jpgThisstunningnarrativemarkedtheturningpointinthewritingcareerofFrederickForsyth,whosubsequentlywroteTheDogsofWarandTheDayoftheJackal.Previously,ForsythhadbeenajournalistbuthisbookonBiaframarkedhisremarkabledebutasanauthor.Largelyforgottentoday,Biafrawasabreak-awayprovinceofNigeriaandthesceneofabloodycivilwarinthe1960s.Biafra'spopulationlargelyconsistedoftheminorityIbopeople,whowereinrevoltagainstNigeria'smajorityHausaandFulanipeople.Whiletheworldcommunitytodaylookswithmorefavoronsecessionistregimes,inthe1960s,bothEastandWestunitedagainstBiafra,withonlyFranceprovidingassistancetotherebels.
Biafra'sdefeatwasfollowedbyaseriesofmassacresbybothofficialandmutinousNigeriantroops,furthercompoundedbydiseaseandfamine.Thisdisturbingworkhasbeenunavailablefor20years,butnowhascomebackintoprintwhenitsrelevancetoaworldofcivilwarsandethniccleansingisgreaterthanever.ThisnarrativeofThirdWorldcivilstrifeandGreatPowerduplicityismadeevenmorecompellingbytheskillsofamasterstoryteller.
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