Alabi isama biography of abraham james

The Tragedy of Victory is a chronological narrative of the war that lasted from July 6, , to January 15, With about photographs and maps and facts, told with accuracy, the well-organised and efficient Third Marine Commandos, earlier commanded by Col. Benjamin Adekunle with Lt. This most revealing book is in three parts.

The second part is about real combat. It outlines, in detail, the strategies and tactics the commandos employed during the historic km trek from Calabar to Port Harcourt and narrates the hostile climate, terrain environment, health and survival hazards they had to surmount on the day march. The think-tank, the mapping out of operations and disciplined control of men and materials by Alabi-Isama, the chief of staff, as well as the officers of the 3 Marine Commando Division of the Nigerian army, sustained the Nigerian side of the conflict.

Godwin Alabi-Isama, The Tragedy of Victory:

Rather, they wallow in poverty and are discredited by their military leaders who assumed political offices with all the accompanying largesse. The book is a rich manual, a repository of invaluable information, a document that gives a precise and veritable first-person account of the Nigerian civil war, in the Atlantic theatre. It is a must for every serving and retired member of the armed forces to own.

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