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Mad Dog
Adair, Johnny
288 pages, Hardcover
First published September 28, 2007
About the author
Johnny Adair
1 book2 followersA former leader of "C Company" of the Ulster Loyalist paramilitary organisation Ulster Freedom Fighters.
After different intra-loyalist feuds Adair left Northern Ireland.
In 2007 Adair was shown in documentary by Donal MacIntyre where he went to Africa with a former Neonazi and were planning to build an orphanage named after Adair and trade in weapons.
After different intra-loyalist feuds Adair left Northern Ireland.
In 2007 Adair was shown in documentary by Donal MacIntyre where he went to Africa with a former Neonazi and were planning to build an orphanage named after Adair and trade in weapons.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
April 21, 2015
Well what can I say about this book, it was certaintly an interesting read and gave a clear insight into the mind of one of Northern Ireland's top Loyalist paramilitaries. It is obviously quite one sided and glaringly hypocritical in parts but it is fairly well written and doesn't appear to have been 'tweaked' by the publishers. Was surprised that it didn't overly glorify Adair's role in the UDA and C Company but unsurprisingly Adair doesn't come across as remorseful other than the amount of time he spent away from his family. A decent read and a interesting insight into life as a paramilitary.
March 9, 2013
An excellent insight into life in the paramilitary's during 'The Trouble's' in Northern Ireland, told from a Loyalist's viewpoint.
Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair tells of his early years growing up in Belfast and joining the paramilitary's before rising to infamy as the leader of the UFF's C Company, and his war with the IRA, the Good Friday Agreement[Adair is now committed to the peace process], and the subsequent implosion of the various Loyalist groups, which forced Adair to flee Belfast and settle in mainland Britain.
An honest, brutal account, if not a little one sided. Excellent read.
Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair tells of his early years growing up in Belfast and joining the paramilitary's before rising to infamy as the leader of the UFF's C Company, and his war with the IRA, the Good Friday Agreement[Adair is now committed to the peace process], and the subsequent implosion of the various Loyalist groups, which forced Adair to flee Belfast and settle in mainland Britain.
An honest, brutal account, if not a little one sided. Excellent read.
August 16, 2013
Superficially honest but reads like an attempt to, not quite whitewash, but at least rationalise the reputation of someone who by all accounts is not easy to defend.
November 16, 2016
Interesting that Adair portrays himself as a victim and almost as a moderate and supporter and fervent supporter of the peace process. But the ghost writer's prose is too wooden
April 1, 2013
Johnny Adair was a paramilitary godfather in Belfast during the troubles. Of course Adair tries to make himself look much better than he is. There was so much evil in our wee country at that time it is scary to look back at. The evil still continues today but it is tarted up to look more respectable and is now called politics.
April 1, 2017
Not sure I liked it this book but I think it helps if you understand the politics in Ireland.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews