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the conference on the Biafra War. I thank Dr. Ejike Obasi, Dr. Kanayo Odeluga, and other members of the Igbo League for their leadership in keeping the Biafran experience alive. Professor Jim Martin, chair of the Department of History at Marquette, has been very supportive, and I owe him my gratitude. I also would like to acknowledge the financial support of Premier Hospitalist PC, Orland Park, Illinois, and that of the organization 100 Igbos. I thank the anonymous reviewers of the manuscript for their insightful comments. And to the contributors of this work—I thank you for all your efforts in making this book a reality.
—Chima J. Korieh
*Cover Image: Starving Biafran mother with child. Reproduced with permission from the Bodleian Library Collection, Oxford University.