Carson's Army: The Ulster Volunteer Force, 1910-22

by Timothy Bowman

Book Overview

The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) was established in January 1913, as a militant expression of Ulster Unionist opposition to the Third Home Rule Bill. Academic historians have tended to overlook Ulster Loyalism. This book provides the first comprehensive study of the UVF in this period considering in detail the composition of the officer corps, the marked regional recruiting differences, the ideologies involved, the arming and equipping of the UVF...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719073723
• ISBN13: 9780719073724
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"