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The 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 UVF 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.

Table of Contents

Map
Introduction
1. The Origins of Ulster Unionist militancy, 1885–1913
2. ‘An armed democracy’? The social composition and ideological basis of the UVF
3. Command, control and military efficience
4. Parades and propaganda: The public face of the UVF
5. Arms, equipment and finance
6. War and decline, 1914–19
7. The revival and demise of the UVF, 1920–22
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Carsons Army The Ulster Volunteer Force 191022

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 5/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719073724, 978-0719073724
      ISBN10: 0719073723

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The 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 UVF 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.

      Table of Contents

      Map
      Introduction
      1. The Origins of Ulster Unionist militancy, 1885–1913
      2. ‘An armed democracy’? The social composition and ideological basis of the UVF
      3. Command, control and military efficience
      4. Parades and propaganda: The public face of the UVF
      5. Arms, equipment and finance
      6. War and decline, 1914–19
      7. The revival and demise of the UVF, 1920–22
      Conclusion
      Bibliography
      Index

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