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The [[British Library]] appears to hold most volumes of the ''Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research'' along with indexes.
 
Many of the articles may be read online for free on the website Jstor.org, subject to registration with Jstor.org, and restrictions apply. For more details about Jstor, and the restrictions, see the page [[Miscellaneous tips]]. Alternatively you may be able to log in with a Library card.
The following are examples of articles which have been of interest to researchers.
*Volume 53,1975 No, pages 27-47. 27 A complete and detailed description of the uniforms of all ranks of the [[:Category:Madras Artillery Regiments|Madras Artillery]] in 1842. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/44235060 jstor.org]*Volume 54,1976. Thomas Erskine Dempster was Medical Officer in charge of the Regiment at the time of the [[Barrackpore Mutiny|1824 mutiny]] by the [[47th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|47th Native Infantry]] at [[Barrackpore]], Bengal. In his account of the mutiny, he outlines the conditions and events leading up to the mutiny, provides an eye-witness account of the action, then describes the hangings and subsequent repeals that occurred later. He concludes with some personal observations and reasoning with regard to the circumstances of the revolt.[https://www.jstor.org/stable/44225517 jstor.org]*Volume 61.no 247, Autumn 1983 page 142, A biographical article titled Nathaniel Washington Bancroft, about a soldier in the EIC Army [[Bengal Horse Artillery]], born early 1820's. He wrote the book ''From Recruit to Staff Sergeant'', published 1885. Elsewhere, it is said Bancroft "gives particular emphasis on the Sikh wars that culminated in the three Sutlej battles, which he describes in gory detail. His account of the actions of the artillery in the Sikh battles match with accuracy to the official accounts, giving a reliable illustration of the tactics of that time. Bancroft gives a tactile description of the sights and sounds of the battlefield, as they were seen and heard from the men on the ground".<ref>[https://www.sikhbookshelf.com/products/from-recruit-to-staff-sergeant ''From Recruit to Staff Sergeant''] sikhbookshelf.com</ref> A 1979 reprint of this book is available at the [[British Library]]. A recent reprint is available with a changed title.<ref>[http://www.leonaur.com/index.php?route=product/product&search=Bancroft&product_id=280 ''Bancroft Of The Bengal Horse Artillery''] Leonaur Books</ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/44227088 jstor.org]
*Volume 61.no 247, Autumn 1983 page 160. An article about the European Volunteer Movement in India, later known as the [[Auxiliary Regiments|Auxiliary Force, India]].
*Volume 75, Spring 1997 An article about British graves at Probolinggo, Java. Officers of the [[78th Regiment of Foot|78th Highlanders]] were killed in May 1813 trying to enforce a new 'land distribution scheme' with which many of the locals did not agree.
*Volume 80, Summer 2002 pages 110-127 "More Europeans Who Sided with the Mutineers in India" by John Fraser
*Volume 80, 2002, pages 326-334. A comparative survey of rates of military and civilian pay, 1860-1900.
 
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