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:The following volumes may be viewed online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, with TIFF format for single pages, or as pdf downloads.
:*Series: ''Campaigns in the Eastern Theatre''
:**''Campaigns In South East Asia'' 1960 (catalogued 1962) barcode 99999990080987 [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111425 Pdf download] :**''The Reconquest of Burma Volume I'' 1958 barcode 4990010060131. Catalogued as ''Official History Of The Indian Armed Forces In The Second World War,Vol. 1, 1939-45'' [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/100570 Pdf download] :**''The Reconquest Of Burma Vol II'' 1962 barcode 99999990080988 [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111426 Pdf download]:**[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111517 ''Post War Occupation Forces: Japan and South-east Asia''] by Rajendra Singh 1958. Pdf download
:*Series: ''Campaigns in the Western Theatre''
:**[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111420 ''The North African Campaign 1940-1943''] 1956. Pdf download:**''Campaign In Western Asia'' 1957 barcode 4990010060130. [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/100569 Pdf download] Iraq, Syria and Iran, and Paiforce.:**''The Campaign In Italy 1943-45'' 1962 barcode 99999990080986. [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111423 Pdf download]
:*Series: ''General War Administration and Organisation''
:**''Technical Services: Ordnance and IEME'' 1962 bar code 99999990080984 (IEME =Corps of Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) (catalogued as ''Technical Services Ordnance And Ieme''). [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111421 Pdf download] :**[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/97787 ''Expansion Of The Armed Forces And Defence Organisation (1939- 45)''] by Nandan Prasad 1956. Pdf download :**''Defence of India Policy and Plans'' published 1957 bar code 99999990081112. [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111564 Pdf download] :**''Indian War Economy Supply Industry And Finance'' 1962 barcode 99999990080985. [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111422 Pdf download]
:*Series: ''Medical Services'' edited by B. L. Raina.
:**''Medical Services: Administration'' 1953 barcode 99999990062920. [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/119524 Pdf download] Catalogued as ''Official history of the Indian armed forces in the second world war - 1939-45 Administration''. A second [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111521 pdf download] barcode 99999990081073. This volume is also available on the [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories|subscription website]] South Asia Archive. [http://www.southasiaarchive.com/Content/sarf.145574/219058 Contents of the book]:**''Medicine Surgery And Pathology'' 1955 (catalogued 1957) bar code 99999990081072. [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111520 Pdf download] :**[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111518 ''The Campaigns In The Western Theatre''] 1957. Pdf download. :**[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111565 ''Campaigns In The Eastern Theatre''] 1964. Pdf download.
:'''Restricted access''' Hathi Trust Digital Library, probably only available through a University or similar: [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000493544 ''The Retreat from Burma, 1941-42''], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000806347 ''History of the Indian Air Force, 1933-45''], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000805724 ''India and the War''], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001620866 ''Expansion of the Armed Forces and Defense Organization, 1939-45''] [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006108217 Medical Services: 7 volumes]
*''The Tiger Strikes : India's fight in the Middle East'' by W. G Hingston may be viewed online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, catalogued as ''The Tiger Strikes''. [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/127324 Pdf download]. Alternative title: ''The Tiger Strikes (A record of the exploits of troops from India in the theatre of war of the Middle East during 1940-41.)'' The narrative of the Eritrean campaign, the battle of Sidi Barrani, and the Syrian campaign. Published for the Government of India.*''The Tiger Kills: The story of the Indian Divisions in the North African campaign'' by Lieut.-Colonel-W. G. Hingston and Lieut.-Colonel G. R. Stevens may be viewed online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, catalogued as ''The Tiger Kills'', barcodes 99999990824648, 99999990848542. [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/527937 pdf download] 1944, barcode 99999990795891. The Western Desert from 1941 onwards, and the Tunisian campaign. Also available as a [http://www.mlrsbooks.co.uk/bookstore/index.php/prod9.html?qry=Tiger reprint] by Military Library Research Service Ltd (Jun 2004)
*[http://www.ibiblio.org/britishraj/Tiger3/index.html ''The Tiger Triumphs: The Story of Three Great Divisions in Italy''] Published by His Majesty’s Stationery Office for the Government of India 1946 "The Fourth, Eighth and Tenth Indian Divisions will forever be associated with the fighting for Cassino, the capture of Rome, the Arno Valley, the liberation of Florence and the breaking of the Gothic Line". Transcribed by Chris Gage ibiblio.org. Alternative version from [http://www.ourstory.info/library/4-ww2/Tiger/triumphsTC.html ourstory.info] AFS [American Field Service]
*Four short histories, from a series of at least ten,<ref>[http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/51379-short-online-histories/?p=602493 WW2Talk Forum thread] Short online Histories, category British Indian Army</ref> published under the authority of the Director of Public Relations, War Department , Government of India Archive.org . Note: Original pages have been filmed two to each digital page, and you may need to adjust settings to read all the pages. Select the single page viewing option.
**[https://archive.org/details/TeheranToTrieste-TheStoryOfThe10thIndianDivision ''Teheran to Trieste - The Story of the 10th Indian Division''].
**[https://archive.org/details/DaggerDivision-StoryOfThe19thIndianDivision ''Dagger Division - Story of the 19th Indian Division''] Burma
*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/113944 ''Eastern Epic Volume I''] 1951. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Full title: ''Eastern Epic Volume I September 1939 - March 1943 Defence'' by Sir Compton Mackenzie. "The story of India's efforts during the war" Includes the activities of Indian forces in the various theatres-North Africa, the Near East and Southeast Asia. Volume I appears to have been the only volume published.*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/119329 ''The March On Delhi''] by A J Barker 1963. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. The title refers to Japanese plans for a "march on Delhi", following March 1944 when the 15th Japanese Imperial Army, supported by forces of the Indian National Army, crossed the Chindwin to invade India. Includes material supplied by Japanese commanders. The author served as an army air liaison officer during the siege of Imphal.*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/111189 ''A Roll of Honour: the Story of the Indian Army''] by Major General J. G. Elliott. Full title appears to be ''A Roll of Honour: the Story of the Indian Army, 1939-1945'', published 1965. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/505988 ''The Indian Engineers, 1939-47''] by Lieut Colonel E. W. C. Sandes 1956. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/CBI/index.html#burma-def Hyperwar: CBI Theater of Operations] from "HyperWar: World War II on the World Wide Web".
:[http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/index.html Hyperwar: Scroll to The China-Burma-India Theater] "Hyperwar: US Army in World War II"
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/219993 ''Indian Army Triumphant in Burma''] by Dr Anil Chandra 1984. Full title: ''Indian Army triumphant in Burma : the Burmese campaign, 1941-45''. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/206262 ''Burma During Japanese Occupation Volume II''] 1944. A government Burma Intelligence Bureau report, published at Simla. Pdf file to download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwii/CrisisFleeting/default.htm ''Crisis Fleeting. Original Reports On Military Medicine In India And Burma
In The Second World War''] Compiled and Edited by
James H. Stone. Office Of The Surgeon General
Department Of The Army
Washington, D.C., 1969. Website of the US Army Medical Department, Office of Medical History
*[https://archive.org/details/ImphalFlowerOnLoftyHeights ''Imphal: A Flower On Lofty Heights''] by Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Evans and Antony Brett-James 1962 Archive.org
*''Trek Back From Burma'' by W G Burchett, first published c 1943. Two different pdf files to download: [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/102827 A], [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/175474 B] Digital Library of India. The author was a journalist initially covered the Sino-Japanese War . Early in 1942 he covered the rout of British forces in Burma then from June travelled extensively through Kuomintang-controlled China and eventually returned to India through Burma.*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/527961 ''Chungking Diary''] by D F Karaka. 1942. Pdf download, Digital Library of India:[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/528002 ''With The 14th Army''] by D F Karaka, War Correspondent, ''The Bombay Chronicle''. 1944. A personal diary. Pdf download, Digital Library of India*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/527355 ''Wings Over Burma''] by Kenneth Hemingway 1944. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. *[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/66623 ''Wingate's Raiders. An Account of the Incredible Adventure that Raised the Curtain on the Battle for Burma''] by Charles J Rolo , first published 1944. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/81160 ''With Wingate In Burma''] by David Halley 1945. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/208924 ''Chindit Column 76'' by W.A. Wilcox] 1945. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/127187 ''Wrath In Burma''] by Fred Eldridge 1946. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Full title: ''Wrath in Burma : the uncensored story of General Stilwell and international maneuvers in the Far East''.*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/527333 ''Burma And The Japanese Invader''] by Christian John Leroy 1945. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/175424 ''The War In Burma''] by Roy Mckelvie 1948. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.*''Defeat into Victory'' by Sir William Slim, 1956, about the Burma Campaign, is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Contents, computer page 9. [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/150246 Pdf download]
*From [http://ourstory.info the field service] [American Field Service AFS]
**[http://ourstory.info/library/4-ww2/Ball/fireTC.html#TC ''Ball Of Fire: The Fifth Indian Division in the Second World War''] by Antony Brett-James, 1951
**[http://ourstory.info/library/4-ww2/VB/Burma.html ''Victory in Burma''] published July, 1945 by British Information Services, New York
*Text from ''Navvies To The Fourteenth Army'' by AH Pilcher c 1947 is available as pdf downloads from the Koi Hai website, located under [http://www.koi-hai.com/Default.aspx?id=508961 Memories, the Henderson Family] Scroll down to the item dated October 12, 2009; the direct link for the [http://08.enable.com/fusion/getfile.asp?k:A6W:24:D1:11:8Dg:DC main text]. Note: Depending on your browser, you may need to locate the downloads in your downloads folder. The downloads do not contain the illustrations and maps from the original publication. The author was Col. A H Pilcher who at the outbreak of the second world war commanded the [[Assam Valley Light Horse]]. In March 1942 he was put in charge of raising a labour force from the Tea Plantations to build the Manipur/Burma Road to evacuate the 14th Army and also the many civilians who were fleeing Burma. Eventually he raised and commanded a labour force of 82000 <ref> Scroll down to comments section [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/40/a2776340.shtml Jungle Work: A Civil Engineer in Burma] BBC ww2peopleswar</ref> This book (55 pages) was published in Calcutta for Private Circulation and was illustrated with black and white plates and line drawing maps. <ref> marelibri.com, page no longer accessible</ref> The [[British Library]] has a catalogue reference Mss Eur F174/1316, but it is not stated whether this is the printed book, or a manuscript. The book is available at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Library, University of London.
*''Forgotten Frontier'' by Geoffrey Tyson, published 1945, may be viewed online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, including as a [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/528129 pdf download]. The book is about the escape of refugees from Burma in 1942 and the help provided by the tea planters of Assam in assisting the refugees from North Burma into India.*The following are available on Archive.org in the Lending Library (Only one reader may read at any one time, and you may need to reserve the book if it is on loan) [https://archive.org/details/burmasurgeon00seag ''Burma Surgeon''] by Gordon S Seagrave Lieut. United States Army Forces in China, Burma, India. 1943, and [https://archive.org/details/burmasurgeonretu00seag ''Burma Surgeon Returns''] by Gordon S Seagrave MD 1946. These two books are also available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website - [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/528012 ''Burma Surgeon'': Pdf download]; [http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/238226 ''Burma Surgeon Returns'': Pdf download] The missionary surgeon and his "Burmese Nurses". "Book one describes the walkout with Stilwell, who he calls "Uncle Joe" and their service for the refugees streaming out of Burma and with the Chinese army in India. Book two describes the return with the Chinese and American army while the Ledo Road is build and the north of Burma and the west of Yunnan are liberated and the combined Ledo Road & Burma Road are reopened"<ref>[http://www.tinyadventurestours.com/Eng/Destinations/BurmaRoad.html The Burma Road] tinyadventurestours.com</ref>
*[https://archive.org/details/burmaunderthejap017803mbp ''Burma under the Japanese : Pictures and Portraits''] by Thakin Nu, Prime Minister of Burma. Edited and translated, with introduction, by J.S. Furnivall 1954 Archive.org
*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/127425 ''Singapore And After: A Study Of The Pacific Campaign''] 1942. The author is stated elsewhere to be Joseph Montague Kenworthy, Hon., Baron Strabolgi. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/60150 ''Last Flight From Singapore''] by Arthur G. Donahue 1943.The book tells the story of the battle, in particular the air battle for Singapore and the subsequent battle in the air over the jungle. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/527352 ''Why Singapore Fell''] by Lieut Gen H. Gordon Bennett 1945. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/527339 ''Why We Lost Singapore''] by Dorothy Crisp 1945. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/3394 ''Percival and the Tragedy of Singapore''] by Sir John Smyth 1971. Pdf download, Repositori Digital, digital repository of the National Library of Malaysia.
*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/169015 ''Main Fleet To Singapore''] by Captain Russell Grenfell, R N. 1952. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2680 ''Malayan Postscript''] by Ian Morrison,1943. The Malayan jungle campaign and the disaster of Singapore. Pdf download, DSpace, National Library of Malaysia.
*''The War in Malaya'' by Lt-Gen A E Percival 1949 is available as a pdf download on the [http://www.sabrizain.org/malaya/library/index.htm Sejarah Melayu [Digital<nowiki>]</nowiki> Library] located under General. Scroll down the alphabetical list to T.
*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/523828 ''The Monastery'']. Full title: ''The Monastery. An account of the assault of the Abbey of Monte Cassino in 1944'' by Fred Majdalany 1945. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/119495 ''Neither Fear Nor Hope'']. Full title: ''Neither Fear nor Hope. The wartime career of General Frido von Senger und Etterlin, defender of Cassino''. Translated by George Malcolm. 1963. The memoir of General Frido von Senger, first published in the German language in 1960 as ''Krieg in Europa''. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[https://archive.org/details/IanHay1951ArmyNursing ''One Hundred Years of Army Nursing : The Story of the British Army Nursing Service from the time of Florence Nightingale to the present day''] by John Hay Beith 1953 Archive.org. Contains chapters on WW2, including India and Burma.
*[https://archive.org/details/1943RankAndBadgesInTheArmyNavyR.a.f.AndAuxiliaries ''Rank and Badges in the Army, Navy, R.A.F. and Auxiliaries''] edited by E C Talbot- Booth 1943 Archive.org
