Description
Book SynopsisThe first academic study of the Ulster Volunteer Force, a paramilitary organisation, which was formed in 1913 by Ulster Unionists opposed to the Third Home Rule Bill. The Ulster Volunteer Force provided the basis of the 36th (Ulster) Division formed in 1914 and was reactivated in 1920 to counter the I.R.A. threat to the new Northern Ireland state. -- .
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Table of ContentsList of tables
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Map
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Origins of Ulster Unionist militancy, 1885-1913
Chapter 2: ‘An armed democracy’? The social composition and ideological basis of the UVF
Chapter 3: Command, control and military efficience
Chapter 4: Parades and propaganda: The public face of the UVF
Chapter 5: Arms, equipment and finance
Chapter 6: War and decline, 1914-1919
Chapter 7: The revival and demise of the UVF, 1920-22
Conclusion
Bibliography
