Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA

Ian Wood

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Paper, 320 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-7486-2427-0
$34.00

August, 2006
Cloth, 320 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-7486-2426-3
Edinburgh University Press
$130.00

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.

About the Author

Ian Wood has lectured in history at Napier University and the Open University.

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