Talk:Military history of Nigeria during World War II

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 18 August 2020 and 25 November 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Angelica Pagan.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 01:02, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Historical Gaps
Hey folks, I've really appreciated all of the input and feedback for this article. I just have a few thoughts to share about writing this article, which I hope people find interesting.

Wikipedia as a has a major gap in its coverage of Non-Western Experiences. The lack of this article's existence before around 2 months ago sort of proves this point, and links to another historical issue: the experiences of Africans throughout WWII is sorely under-represented in written work. Nigeria is the sixth largest country on earth population wise, so the lack of an article on its WWII history, or a section within the main Nigeria Article is really a major gap.

One symptom of this issue is the relative scarcity of easily accessible primary documents on the internet, and particularly those that meet Wikipedia's criteria for being free to access. I just want to invite anyone interested, to try and imporve the source coverage, and content of this article.

Cheers, J.Hohne (talk) 11:29, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
 * G'day, thanks for your efforts so far. I have performed a very quick copy edit, and marked a few places where I think more references are required. Once you have completed referencing the article, I would suggest potentially listing it for a more thorough copy edit over at WP:GOCE. Anyway, all the best. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 12:11, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is indeed a worthwhile and overdue article. The sight of those brave young men, preparing to risk their lives fighting alongside their colonialist overseers for the greater good, is heart-rending. I've made numerous suggestions for simplification and clarity. – AndyFielding (talk) 02:25, 12 February 2024 (UTC)