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Description: Nearly two million people were slaughtered in the
four-year Nigerian/Biafran Civil War. American educated Nnamdi Agbakoba
writes a chilling account of bloodshed and almost miraculous survival in
The Terrors of War. As much a story of war as of peace, of cowardice as
of heroism, he reveals the spiritual lessons learned, as well as a
powerful philosophical viewpoint found in the Bible and the Koran. Woven
together, The Terrors of War is a uniquely compelling book. Author
Agbakoba takes his account far beyond the events of the mid-sixties,
when Nigeria's Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
was assassinated and the country was drowning in a sea of anarchy,
starvation, and brutality. He delves into fascinating parallels between
that civil war and the American presence in Iraq. There are no wiser
words than those of the author: War is a reflection of a total breakdown
of diplomatic dialogue and discussions aimed at resolving differences.
War breaks out when compromise, tolerance, forgiveness, and diplomatic
discussions completely fail. In Terrors of War, the futile and violent
results of hatred are studied. . .and important conclusions are reached.
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