https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RZhVrF91TE

Wish their was a history tab but here it is a well made documentary of the civil war, that involves the details frequently glossed over in other documentaries, the key feature is troop positions/movements and an analysis of their aims.

Rwandan

If u call that simple civil war the toughest.it shows u don't have a grasp of history.

Heard of Rwanda Civil war
Heard of Libera Civil war and ECOMOG

Nigeria Civil war (apologies to those who paid the supreme price) wasn't.

gtrust:
Rwandan

Yea it was more than a war. Ethnic cleansing more like...

I would say the 2nd Congo civil war was much worse. I'll give the documentary i watch later and add thoughts.

The people fighting over the title are accomplishing what now? Its a documentary on a civil war that cost the lives of millions, a very indepth documentary, better then the usual ones that barely cover military actions

Unprovoked mischievous self-inflicted stupid intra-war, warmonger Ojukwu sacrificed Igbos to his blood sucking gods through hunger melted on igbos, he rejected foreign aids that was meant for the people

omowolewa:
Heard of Rwanda Civil war
Heard of Libera Civil war and ECOMOG

Nigeria Civil war (apologies to those who paid the supreme price) wasn't.

Some points to help your education

1) It was not a "civil war". It was a war between TWO SOVEREIGN NATIONS; Nigeria and Biafra. Every internationally recognized historical account of the war, regards it this way...

2) It lasted for 30 months and culminated into the killing of close to 5 million people from a population of 15 million people or thereabout in eastern Nigeria..

3) It was no cakewalk for The Nigerian forces, since both the arming, the fighting and the embargoes, were all done by foreign forces. Infact the embargo by The British Navy actually led to the deaths of over ten thousand babies deu to starvation, EVERYDAY..

4) Finally, it is on record that this was the first "black on black" genocide in modern Africa. It was really the first time that Africans actually went as far as inviting the white man to come back and take over the country and help them kill off their socalled "fellow Africans" out of hatred..

Nigeria is now a basket case because of this and that's why other African states followed suit with all sorts of tribal wars. Essentially, without the Biafran genocide, we might not have seen the wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone,

omowolewa:
Heard of Rwanda Civil war
Heard of Libera Civil war and ECOMOG

Nigeria Civil war (apologies to those who paid the supreme price) wasn't.

Then u know nothing about the Biafran war.

Has anyone here actually watched the documentary or do you like talking out of your ass'

DOTian:

2) It lasted for 30 months and culminated into the killing of close to 5 million people from a population of 15 million people or thereabout in eastern Nigeria..

3) It was no cakewalk for The Nigerian forces, since both the arming, the fighting and the embargoes, were all done by foreign forces. Infact the embargo by The British Navy actually led to the deaths of over ten thousand babies deu to starvation, EVERYDAY..

2. Hmm the number been revised up again?Most accounts have it 2 million death most due to starvation at most. Do you care to cite your source on the 5 million casualties.

3. The British Navy didn't lead the blockade. I've seen no historical source outside nairaland claim such. The Nigerian Navy enforced the blockade and lead the amphibious assaults.

Ojukwu refused to allow a land corridor because he feared the Nigerian government would poison the population. His actions thus exacerbated the problem. Gowon would not have poison them due to international pressure. Ojukwu opted for air lifted material from Sao Tome with Portuguese support. The supplies came to Portharcourt then Uli village in Owerri. The Nigerian airforce was never able to stop opperations from the Uli airstrip due their ineffectiveness.

Cited sources:

Naval Military Operations in Bonny during 
the Nigerian Civil War 1967-1970

By Chukwuma C. C. Osakwe, Lawrence Okechukwu Udeagbala

Nature and Impact of Involvement of the Navy in the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970

By Dr. William Abiodun Duyile

Some people wee juss siddon somewhere and be typing nonsense.
Izit a war where more ppl died of self-inflicted hunger blocade than from bullets that is d 'toffest'?

Small time now they wee say they trained Hitler!

Ehn-ehn nah, its called 'appreciation' in biznaze parlance.
if you put 800k f0r bank, e nor suppose reach 5 million after 52 yrs.........using ipob logic

Blue3k:


2. Hmm the number been revised up again?Most accounts have it 2 million death most due to starvation at most. Do you care to cite your source on the 5 million casualties.

3. The British Navy didn't lead the blockade. I've seen no historical source outside nairaland claim such. The Nigerian Navy enforced the blockade and lead the amphibious assaults.

Ojukwu refused to allow a land corridor because he feared the Nigerian government would poison the population. His actions thus exacerbated the problem. Gowon would not have poison them due to international pressure. Ojukwu opted for air lifted material from Sao Tome with Portuguese support. The supplies came to Portharcourt then Uli village in Owerri. The Nigerian airforce was never able to stop opperations from the Uli airstrip due their ineffectiveness.

Cited sources:

Naval Military Operations in Bonny during 
the Nigerian Civil War 1967-1970

By Chukwuma C. C. Osakwe, Lawrence Okechukwu Udeagbala

Nature and Impact of Involvement of the Navy in the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970

By Dr. William Abiodun Duyile

Maazieze:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RZhVrF91TE

Wish their was a history tab but here it is a well made documentary of the civil war, that involves the details frequently glossed over in other documentaries, the key feature is troop positions/movements and an analysis of their aims.

You're right this documentary is very good. I love how he through in little fun facts in between. The music and visuals were good. This would be a very good video for a history class. Thanks for sharing it with us.

omowolewa:
Heard of Rwanda Civil war
Heard of Libera Civil war and ECOMOG

Nigeria Civil war (apologies to those who paid the supreme price) wasn't.

What happened in Rwanda was just tribal clashes between two opposing tribes it was not a war however only 500 thousand deaths was recorded but the Biafra case was a pure modern warfare with the use of warships heavy machine guns matchetes warplanes of different Calibre and world powers eg Russia,uk,Germany,czeck,Scandinavians the Arab world African such as Sudan Chad Niger, cameoun isreal Americans were all militarily and logistically involved including France only on the side of the Biafra, . That of liberia was just a factional clashes between groups of military men fighting for supremacy, also note that the Biafra war recorded the biggest blood bath in the history of Africa, an estimate of 4-5 million deaths from all the combatants from all over the world that involved in the war

spearman:
Igbos committed genocide against its minorities and in the Mid West occupation. We shall never forget.

You people killed scores of Biafra soldiers first before the Biafra soldiers retaliated, moreso you the south south were guiding the miliatary attacks against the biafrans first

Blue3k:


2. Hmm the number been revised up again?Most accounts have it 2 million death most due to starvation at most. Do you care to cite your source on the 5 million casualties.

3. The British Navy didn't lead the blockade. I've seen no historical source outside nairaland claim such. The Nigerian Navy enforced the blockade and lead the amphibious assaults.

Ojukwu refused to allow a land corridor because he feared the Nigerian government would poison the population. His actions thus exacerbated the problem. Gowon would not have poison them due to international pressure. Ojukwu opted for air lifted material from Sao Tome with Portuguese support. The supplies came to Portharcourt then Uli village in Owerri. The Nigerian airforce was never able to stop opperations from the Uli airstrip due their ineffectiveness.

Cited sources:

Naval Military Operations in Bonny during 
the Nigerian Civil War 1967-1970

By Chukwuma C. C. Osakwe, Lawrence Okechukwu Udeagbala

Nature and Impact of Involvement of the Navy in the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970

By Dr. William Abiodun Duyile

I don't know others you said but I have met someone who participated in the war that said their war vessels were being manned by British in Bonny. He said it was a Nigerian naval vessel but the British Naval personnel were in charge of shelling Biafra from there. He said it was a secret. This I am sure of.

uzomakester:
You people killed scores of Biafra soldiers first before the Biafra soldiers retaliated, moreso you the south south were guiding the miliatary attacks against the biafrans first

The South South took the opportunity to fight for independence and that is why they would never join Igbos for anything. Although it was a shift from neo-colonialism to another.

Maazieze:
Has anyone here actually watched the documentary or do you like talking out of your ass'

With their 10mb data?

U want make e finish?

Whalis:

I don't know others you said but I have met someone who participated in the war that said their war vessels were being manned by British in Bonny. He said it was a Nigerian naval vessel but the British Naval personnel were in charge of shelling Biafra from there. He said it was a secret. This I am sure of.

A nameless veteran said there's British soldiers. I don't believe you or him until he goes on record. Plenty of veterans of the war high ranking are alive who mention no such thing. Most of the documents around that time are declassified and mention no British soldiers actively manning blockage.