Crimes of Loyalty A History of the UDA

by Wood, Ian S.

• ISBN13: 9780748624270
• ISBN10: 0748624279
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-18
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Summary

Sectarian murder, torture, bloody power struggles, and racketeering are often associated with the Ulster Defence Association. As Northern Ireland's troubles worsened in 1971 and 1972, the UDA struggled against the IRA to uphold the Union with Britain. Ian S. Wood recounts the UDA's descent into criminality, its role in Britain's "secret war," and its impact on the political and ethnic conflicts of the time.

Author Biography

Ian S. Wood was a lecturer in History at Napier University, Edinburgh and still teaches part-time for the Open University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vi
Introduction	p. viii
Joining Up: The Origins of the UDA	p. 1
Victory: The UDA and the 1974 Ulster Workers' Council Strike	p. 28
After the Strike: Political Initiatives and Political Defeats	p. 57
The Campaign against the Anglo-Irish Agreement and 'Common Sense'	p. 79
The UDA at War	p. 100
Fighting On	p. 133
Simply the Best: The Rise of Johnny Adair and C Company	p. 154
Ceasefire and an Uncertain Peace	p. 178
Signing Up to Peace? The UDA's Road to the Good Friday Agreement	p. 198
War within Loyalism	p. 226
Endgame for Johnny Adair	p. 263
A 'Post-War' UDA and the Issue of Collusion	p. 297
Hands across the Sea: the UDA in Scotland	p. 326
Postscript	p. 342
Brief Biographies	p. 347
A Chronology of the Troubles	p. 357
Organisations and Initials	p. 380
Responsibility for Deaths, 1966-2003	p. 382
References and Sources	p. 383
Index	p. 390
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