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 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. -- .
Author Biography
Timothy Bowman is Lecturer in modern British military history at the University of Kent -- .
Reviews
"An impressive piece of work which is certain to be the standard account for many years to come." Dr John Newsinger, Bath Spa University"
