This book focuses on the humanitarian crisis in Biafra from 1967 to 1970 and the historic response of church groups from different parts of the world. This is the first scholarly work to establish the Joint Church Aid as the foundation of modern day international humanitarian aid.

List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 The Colonial Design and Military Incursion
2 The Gowon Regime and the Secession of Eastern Nigeria
3 Humanitarian Impulse
4 Joint Church Aid: Formation and Relief Organization
5 The Relief War: Obstacles and Debates
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author