Understanding Ethiopia's Tigray War

‘Sarah Vaughan and Martin Plaut’s book represents the first serious attempt at an account of the conflict.’ -- London Review of Books
‘[A] comprehensive and compelling study … This is the definitive account of Ethiopian’s most recent civil war.’ -- CHOICE
'The book is well structured and insightful. Its strength lies in effectively connecting historical, political, social and international dimensions, making it invaluable for understanding the Tigray crisis and its broader implications across the Horn of Africa.' -- International Affairs
'Timely, forceful and essential. A groundbreaking and deeply researched exploration of the war still ravaging Tigray. A vital contribution to the understanding of a devastating but largely hidden conflict, which could well prove to be a defining moment, not just for Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, but for the whole continent.' -- Andrew Harding, BBC Africa correspondent, and author of 'The Mayor of Mogadishu'
'With historical depth, trenchant analysis of current events and concern for the human suffering involved, this is essential for understanding the tragic war in northern Ethiopia.' -- Christopher Clapham, Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge
'The Ethiopian–Eritrean war against Tigray is the world's most lethal conflict, characterised by extreme brutality and the use of mass starvation as a weapon. It has unfolded behind a wall of silence and disinformation. This important book sets a high standard, paying scrupulous attention to the evidence and analysing the conflict and atrocities in their political context.' -- Alex de Waal, Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation
'A moving account that chronicles the genesis, nature and key features of the Tigray war, as well as the Tigrayans' resistance. This lucid analysis of developments will be of significant interest to scholars of contemporary Ethiopia.' -- Mulugeta Gebrehiwot, Senior Fellow and Program Director, World Peace Foundation, Tufts University, and author of 'Laying the Past to Rest: The EPRDF and the Challenges of Ethiopian State-Building'
'Not only a good political history of modern Ethiopia, but an attempt at answering the question: is war the only way to arbitrate between a unitary and a federalist version of a nation?' -- Gérard Prunier, author of 'The Country That Does Not Exist: A History of Somaliland' and co-editor of 'Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia'