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Ireland.com - The Irish Times.
Available at: http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/opinion/2000/0705/opt2.htm
Offers news and reports including information on the loyalist group activities. Report titled "Path of Peace" also available. Provides an internal search engine.
Loyalist Volunteer Force.
Available at: http://www.ict.org.il/
Site maintained by the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism. Under the 'International Terrorism' section choose 'Terrorist Organization Profiles' then 'Loyalist Volunteer Force'. Offers sections titled: Terrorist Activity, Articles, and Updates.
Newshound: Northern Ireland News.
Available at: http://www.nuzhound.com/
Newshound is an independent news service supplying news articles for people interested in the Northern Ireland situation. Provides archive back to 1996.
** For additional internet sites, refer to the General Internet Resources section at the beginning of this bibliography.
Books
After the Peace: Resistance and Reconciliation, edited by Robert L. Rothstein. Boulder, CO, L. Rienner, 1999. 265 p.
The Anglo-Irish Peace Process: Obstacles to Reconciliation.
Seeking Peace Amid the Memories of War: Learning from the Peace Process in Northern Ireland.
Book call no.: 327.172 A258
Anderson, Sean and Sloan, Stephen. Historical Dictionary of Terrorism. Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow Press, 1995. 452 p.
Ulster Defence Association, pp 357-358.
Ulster Volunteer Force, pp 359-361.
Book call no.: R 303.62503 A594h
Bew, Paul and Gillespie, Gordon. Northern Ireland: A Chronology of the Troubles 1968-1999. Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 1999. 471 p.
Book call no.: 941.60824 B572n
Bloomfield, David. Political Dialogue in Northern Ireland: The Brooke Initiative, 1989-1992. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1998. 209 p.
See index for specific references.
Book call no.: 320.9416 B655p
Bruce, Steve. The Edge of the Union: The Ulster Loyalist Political Vision. New York, Oxford University Press, 1994. 176 p.
Refers to the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
Book call no.: 941.60824 B887e
Bruce, Steve. The Red Hand: Protestant Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland. New York, Oxford University Press, 1992. 311 p.
Discusses the Ulster Defence Association and the Ulster Volunteer Force.
Book call no.: 941.60824 B887r
Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook 1999. Alexandria, VA, International Strategic Studies Association, 1999. 1760 p.
Ireland, pp 715-723.
United Kingdom, pp 1523-1558 (especially note section one 'History' and section nine 'Insurgency Groups').
Book call no.: R 355 D313 1999
Dillon, Martin. God and the Gun: The Church and Irish Terrorism. New York, Routledge, 1998. 244 p.
For God and Ulster, pp 168-179.
Bigots and Gunmen I: Loyalists, pp 180-196.
Book call no.: 941.60824 D579g
Dillon, Matt. The Dirty War. New York, Routledge, 1999. 468 p.
Separate chapters address various strategies and tactics used by the IRA, UDA and other loyalist groups, British agents, etc.
Book call no.: 941.70824 D579d
Drake, C. J. M. Terrorists' Target Selection. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1998. 272 p.
See index under 'UDA' and 'Loyalist Terrorism' for specific references.
Book call no.: 303.625 D761t
Encyclopedia of World Terrorism, edited by Martha Crenshaw and John Pimlott. Armonk, NY, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 1997. 3 vols.
Loyalist Terror (UVF) in Northern Ireland, pp 586-587.
Book call no.: R 303.625 E56 Vol.2
Facts on File, 1998. New York, Facts on File, 1998. 1 vol.
Northern Ireland Peace Plan Debated, January 22, 1998, p 33.
Blair Calls Ulster Peace Deal Close, March 19, 1998, p 175.
Northern Ireland Peace Negotiators Reach Ground-Breaking Settlements, April 16, 1998, pp 245-247.
Ulster Unionists Back Peace Plan, April 23, 1998, p 273.
Voters in Northern Ireland, Irish Republic Back Peace Plan, May 28, 1998, p 362.
Book call no.: R 909.82 F11 1998
Facts on File, 1999. New York, Facts on File, 1999. 1 vol.
Great Britain: Arms Deadlock Causes Delay, March 18, 1999, p 191.
Great Britain: Lawyer Killed in Ulster Bombing (Red Hand), March 18, 1999, p 191.
Great Britain: Plan to End Ulster Deadlock Offered, July 8, 1999, pp 494-495.
Book call no.: R 909.82 F11 1999
Grosscup, Beau. The Newest Explosions of Terrorism. Far Hills, NJ, New Horizon Press, 1998. 424 p.
Northern Ireland, Great Britain, and Terrorism, pp 163-197.
Book call no.: 303.625 G878n
Haught, James A. Holy Hatred: Religious Conflicts of the '90s. Amherst, New York, 1995. 237 p.
Ulster (Northern Ireland), pp 61-74.
Book call no.: 305.609049 H371h
Hennessey, Thomas. A History of Northern Ireland 1920-1996. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1997. 347 p.
Book call no.: 941.60824 H515h
International Encyclopedia of Terrorism. Chicago, IL, Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. 805 p.
Loyalist Terror in Northern Ireland, pp 605-606.
Book call no.: R 303.625 I612
Ireland's Terrorist Dilemma, edited by Yonah Alexander and Alan O'Day. Hingham, MA, Kluwer Academic, 1986. 279 p.
Origins and Organization of the UVF, pp 212-230.
Book call no.: 303.62509416 I65
Jane's World Insurgency and Terrorism. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 1999. 520 p.
Ulster Defence Association (UDA), Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), Red Hand Commandos and Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), pp 228-229.
Group Leaders: Billy Wright, p 312.
Loyalist Terrorist Groups: Diary of Events, p 484.
Book call no.: R 364.1 J33 1999 May-August
Kennedy-Pipe, Caroline. The Origins of the Present Troubles in Northern Ireland. New York, Addison Wesley Longman Limited, 1997. 204 p.
Book call no.: 941.60824 K36o
McGarry, John and Brendan O'Leary. Explaining Northern Ireland: Broken Images. Cambridge, MA, Blackwell Publishers, 1995. 533 p.
See index for specific references. Appendix A offers the Joint Declaration for Peace, December 1993.
Book call no.: 941.60824 M145e
Miall, Hugh and others. Contemporary Conflict Resolution: The Prevention, Management and Transformation of Deadly Conflicts. Malden, MA, Blackwell, 1999. 270 p.
Ending Violent Conflict: Northern Ireland, pp 177-183.
Book call no.: 327.17 M618c
O'Brien, Brendan. The Long War: The IRA and Sinn Fein. 2nd ed. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press, 1999. 445 p.
See index under "Loyalists Paramilitaries", "Ulster Defence Regiment", etc. for specific references.
Book call no.: 941.5082 O13L 1999
Patterns of Global Terrorism: 1999. Washington, U.S. Dept of State, April 2000. 107 p.
United Kingdom, pp 22-23.
Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), p 93.
Orange Volunteers, pp 94-95.
Red Hand Defenders, p 97.
Also available online at: http://www.state.gov/www/global/terrorism/1999report/1999index.html
Book call no.: R 303.625 P316 1999
Political Violence in Northern Ireland: Conflict and Conflict Resolution, edited by Alan O'Day. Westport, CT, Praeger, 1997. 248 p.
Book call no.: 303.609416 P769
Resolving Regional Conflicts. Urbana, University of Ilinois Press, 1998. 257 p.
Understanding the Irish Conflict and the Hopes for Peace, pp 43-64.
Book call no.: 327.17 R434
Ruane, Joseph and Todd, Jennifer. The Dynamics of Conflict in Northern Ireland: Power, Conflict and Emancipation. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, 1996. 365 p.
See index for specific references to Ulster Volunteer Force and Ulster Defence Association.
Book call no.: 941.6 R894d
Taylor, Peter. Loyalists: War and Peace in Northern Ireland. New York, TV Books, 1999. 278 p.
Book call no.: 941.6 T245L
Terrorism in Context, edited by Martha Crenshaw. University Park, PA, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995. 633 p.
The Culture of Paramilitarism in Ireland, pp 311-351.
Book call no.: 363.32 T3285
Terrorism's Laboratory: The Case of Northern Ireland, edited by Alan O'Day. Brookfield, VT, Dartmouth Publishing, 1995. 255 p.
Book call no.: 303.625 T32811
White, Jonathan R. Terrorism: An Introduction. 2nd ed. Belmont, CA, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1998. 321 p.
Ireland and the Security Problem, pp 166-184.
The Use of Military Force Against Terrorism, pp 248-250.
Book call no.: 363.32 W585t 1998
World Conflicts and Confrontations Volume IV: Europe and the Former Soviet Republics, edited by Charles F. Bahmueller. Hackensack, NJ, Salem Press, 2000. 1 vol.
Northern Ireland, pp 873-887.
Book call no.: R 909.82 W9273 v.4
Back to Basics in Ulster. Economist 346:47-48 January 10, 1998. Boyne, Sean. Loyalists: Nemesis from the North. Jane's Intelligence Review 9:489-495 November 1997. Britain: And Now for the Small Print. Economist 347:57-58 April 25, 1998. Britain: Where Next in Ulster? Economist 354:55-56 February 12, 2000. Bruce, Steve. Paramilitaries, Peace, and Politics: Ulster Loyalists and the 1994 Truce. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 18:187-202 July-September 1995. Bruce, Steve. The Problem of "Pro-State" Terrorism: Loyalist Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland. Terrorism and Political Violence 4:67-88 Spring 1992. Bruce, Steve. Victim Selection in Ethnic Conflict: Motives and Attitudes in Irish Republicanism. Terrorism and Political Violence 9:56-71 Spring 1997. Clarity, James F. Irish Parliament Backs Ulster Peace Plan. New York Times, p A6, col 4, April 23, 1998. Clarity, James F. Renegade Irish Militants Plan Mayhem, Officials Say. New York Times, p A6, col 3, January 19, 1998. Cusack, Jim and Taylor, Max. The Resurgence of a Terrorist Organization--Part I: The UDA, a Case Study. Terrorism and Political Violence 5:1-27 Autumn 1993. De Breadun, Deaglan. Northern Ireland: An End to the Troubles? Current History 98:153-158 April 1999. Drake, C. J. M. The Phenomenon of Conservative Terrorism. Terrorism and Political Violence 8:29-46 Autumn 1996. Dunn, Seamus and Morgan, Valerie. Protestant Alienation in Northern Ireland. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 18:175-185 July-September 1995. Enemies and Colleagues. Economist 353:55-57 December 4, 1999. Ever Closer. Economist 353:18 November 20, 1999. Foreign Broadcast Information Service Reports. Hoge, Warren. Irish Talks Produce an Accord to Stop Decades of Bloodshed with Sharing of Ulster Power. New York Times, p A1, col 6, April 11, 1998. Hoge, Warren. Small Group of Protestants Quits Talks on Ulster (Ulster Freedom Fighters representatives). New York Times, p A4, col 6, January 27, 1998. Hoge, Warren. Spate of Killings (by Loyalist Volunteer Force) Puts Cloud Over Talks on Ulster Peace. New York Times, p A4, col 3, January 2, 1998. Northern Ireland: Deroyalled. Economist 354:55-56 January 22, 2000. Northern Ireland: From Process to Procession. Economist 347:19-22 April 18, 1998. Northern Ireland: Gerry (Adams) Calls. Economist 354:56+ January 15, 2000. Northern Ireland's Stalemate. World Press Review 47:4-5 April 2000. O'Toole, Fintan. A Novel Question for Ireland (Irish peace vote). U.S. News & World Report 124:22-23 May 25, 1998. Schulze, Kirsten E. and Smith, M. L. R. Arms Issue Plagues Ulster Peace Deal. Jane's Intelligence Review 11:18-22 September 1999. Silke, Andrew. In Defense of the Realm: Financing Loyalist Terrorism in Northern Ireland. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. Silke, Andrew. The Lords of Discipline: The Methods and Motives of Paramilitary Vigilantism in Northern Ireland. Low Intensity Conflict & Law Enforcement 7:121-156 Autumn 1998. Silke, Andrew. Ragged Justice: Loyalist Vigilantism in Northern Ireland. Terrorism and Political Violence 11:1-31 Autumn 1999. Step by Step in Northern Ireland. Christian Science Monitor, p 10, May 30, 2000. Trimble's Gamble. Economist 353:65-66 November 20, 1999. United Kingdom. Pinkerton Risk Assessment Services Weekly 1998. White, Robert W. Don't Confuse Me with the Facts: More on the Irish Republican Army and Sectarianism. Terrorism and Political Violence 10:164-189 Winter 1998.
Discusses attacks by Protestant paramilitaries designed to destroy the peace negotiations.
Extensive article on the strength, arms, and structure of the UDA, UVF, and the new UVF splinter group the LVF (Loyalist Volunteer Force).
Reviews the Northern Ireland peace deal and what it leaves unanswered.
Discusses the history, organization, and planning of the Ulster Defence Association and the Ulster Volunteer Force.
Discusses the groups involved, their aims, and how they operate.
Discusses the Northern Ireland loyalists' concept of "pro-state" terrorism where terrorists carry out attacks to eliminate threats they believe should be eliminated by the state's security forces.
Offers the results of a study on the complex issues surrounding the protestant view of Northern Ireland.
Discusses the negotiations between Ulster Unionists and the IRA.
For up-to-date information on Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), etc., check the FBIS online database. Articles are available for 1999 and 2000. (FBIS is a subscription service available in-house at the Air University Library).
Discusses the negotiation process and the resulting 67-page framework for power-sharing.
Discusses LVF activities and the founder's murder in prison by Catholic inmates belonging to Irish National Liberation Army.
Discusses the plans to transform the overwhelmingly Protestant Royal Ulster Constabulary into a new police service with 50% Catholic membership.
Discusses the Northern Ireland peace process, the IRA, and Ulster groups.
Reviews current actions in Northern Ireland by the IRA and Loyalists. Gerry Adams visits President Clinton at the White House.
Discusses the role of the Sinn Fein and the IRA in Irish politics, the role of the Ulster Unionist Party in the peace process, the situation as of February 2000.
Part One: Extortion and Blackmail. 21:331-336 October-December 1998.
Part Two: Drink, Drugs, and Rock'n'Roll. 23:107-127 April-June 2000.
Comments on the steps that must be taken by the IRA and the Unionists to establish peace.
Reviews the peace process between Ulster Unionists and the IRA.
Splinter Group Strategy Impedes Peace Process. 15, no.9:2-3 February 27, 1998.
Defining the Loyalist Volunteer Force. 15, no.13:2-3 March 27, 1998.
Offers information on the Ulster identity, etc.
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