Ebook: Soldiers of Fortune: a History of Nigeria (1983-1993)

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface Nigerian Military Rule in Perspective; Chapter 1 Democracy with Military Vigilance; Chapter 2 The Kidnap of Umaru Dikko; Chapter 3 The Wheels Come Off; Chapter 4 Can this Man Save Nigeria?; Chapter 5 The Vatsa Coup; Chapter 6 The Dele Giwa Affair; Chapter 7 The Children of Abraham; Chapter 8 The Immovable Force; Chapter 9 The Niger Delta Coup; Chapter 10 The Love of Money; Chapter 11 Back to the Barracks; Chapter 12 Countdown to June 12; Chapter 13 Annulment and Beyond; Chapter 14 Roadmap to the Interim National Government.;Soldiers of Fortune is a fast-paced and thrilling narrative of the major events of the Buhari and Babangida era (1983-1993). Historian Max Siollun gives an intimate, fly-on-the-wall portrait of the major events and dramatis personae of the period. Both gripping and informative, Soldiers of Fortune is a must-read for all Nigerians and Nigeria-watch.