My Command
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At the moment, we only deliver to customers in Ibadan and Abuja. If you will like to have books delivered to you anywhere else in Nigeria, please visit our konga store to make your order."This book is essentially the account of my command of the 3 Marine Commando Division and the story of the end of the civil war. "
First published a decade after the end of the Nigerian Civil War, My Command takes a keen look at the events leading up to—and shortly following—the war, as well as the war itself Starting with a study of Nigeria's political landscape in the years following independence, this book chronicles the life of a nation whose hope for the future gives way to the tension, distrust and suspicion that results in violence and the subsequent outbreak of war. My Command gives a detailed and vivid account of military operations on all fronts, as well as the response of the international community and the impact of the war on individual lives. Olusegun Obasanjo, in this memoir, tells of this delicate time in the life of Nigeria with honesty and humanity. This book is as relevant now as it was decades ago—one man's record of our past and a guide for our nation's present and future leaders and citizens.
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