Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Introduction viii
5. 1 Joining Up: The Origins of the UDA 1
6. 2 Victory: The UDA and the 1974 Ulster Workers’ Council Strike 28
7. 3 After the Strike: Political Initiatives and Political Defeats 57
8. 4 The Campaign against the Anglo-Irish Agreement and ‘Common Sense’ 79
9. 5 The UDA at War 100
10. 6 Fighting On 133
11. 7 Simply the Best: the Rise of Johnny Adair and C Company 154
12. 8 Ceasefire and an Uncertain Peace 178
13. 9 Signing Up to Peace? The UDA’s Road to the Good Friday Agreement 198
14. 10 War within Loyalism 226
15. 11 Endgame for Johnny Adair 263
16. 12 A ‘Post-War’ UDA and the Issue of Collusion 297
17. 13 Hands across the Sea: The UDA in Scotland 326
18. Postscript 342
19. Appendix A Brief Biographies 347
20. Appendix B A Chronology of the Troubles 357
21. Appendix C Organisations and Initials 380
22. Appendix D Responsibility for Deaths, 1966–2003 382
23. References and Sources 383
24. Index 390