Another man's war : the story of a Burma Boy in Britain's forgotten African army
Phillips, Barnaby2014
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At age 16 Isaac Fadoyebo ran away from his West African village to join the British Army. The Second World War was raging, and Nigeria's colonial masters were desperate to find men to defend the Empire. Veteran foreign correspondent Barnaby Phillips delivers the gripping, unforgettable story of a Burma Boy in the Second World War and the legacy of the British Empire in Africa and Asia.
Main title:
Another man's war : the story of a Burma Boy in Britain's forgotten African army / Barnaby Phillips.
Author:
Phillips, Barnaby, author
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2014.
Collation:
xv, 313 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780745220 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.542591092
Language:
English
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BRN:
174459
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