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*[http://www.152hyderabad.co.uk/index.htm 152(Hyderabad) F Squadron 1939-1967] Served in India from 19th December 1943 as part of Calcutta’s defence and later moved to the front. Disbanded at R.A.F. [[Risalpur]] in 1947
*[http://www.152hyderabad.co.uk/index.htm 152(Hyderabad) F Squadron 1939-1967] Served in India from 19th December 1943 as part of Calcutta’s defence and later moved to the front. Disbanded at R.A.F. [[Risalpur]] in 1947
*"Browsing Through a Treasure House: The Literature of the Burma Campaign" by Gordon Graham. From the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London  2011 [http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/11668/1/BCML-W.G.Graham2011.pdf pdf], [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:v3O2SHEBrZ4J:eprints.soas.ac.uk/11668/1/BCML-W.G.Graham2011.pdf+bugles+and+a+tiger+pdf&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjcpygNipmoq8levYlMb8DDq_TBL24H3XW_NetZZK9HlFFiTSrJbCnb55Za10r95hqVV8Zp1Xf1pSDEeO7BfM_hssh7KzSJPsRkcol2hrKMm0NAADHqZlAXKaNYXtV5jWZFdGDG&sig=AHIEtbTDbBEJAjy1SEWsYQpG5KTAnIoUxA html version] [https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/11668 Abstract]
*"Browsing Through a Treasure House: The Literature of the Burma Campaign" by Gordon Graham. From the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London  2011 [http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/11668/1/BCML-W.G.Graham2011.pdf pdf], [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:v3O2SHEBrZ4J:eprints.soas.ac.uk/11668/1/BCML-W.G.Graham2011.pdf+bugles+and+a+tiger+pdf&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjcpygNipmoq8levYlMb8DDq_TBL24H3XW_NetZZK9HlFFiTSrJbCnb55Za10r95hqVV8Zp1Xf1pSDEeO7BfM_hssh7KzSJPsRkcol2hrKMm0NAADHqZlAXKaNYXtV5jWZFdGDG&sig=AHIEtbTDbBEJAjy1SEWsYQpG5KTAnIoUxA html version] [https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/11668 Abstract]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o3m-obQ_XA 7 Wonders of India: Kohima War Cemetery]  Video on YouTube
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBIk35DFMW0 Taukkyan War Cemetery Burma] Video on YouTube


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===Hong Kong===
===Hong Kong===
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1469554/Colonel-Tony-Hewitt.html  Obituary of Colonel Tony Hewitt] www.telegraph.co.uk 17 Aug 2004 descibes the escape of three men in 1942 from a Japanese P.O.W. camp, following the fall of Hong Kong in December 1941, for which Anthony George Hewitt, and Captain Robert Douglas Scriven of the [[Doctor|Indian Medical Service]] were awarded the Military Cross<ref>  
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1469554/Colonel-Tony-Hewitt.html  Obituary of Colonel Tony Hewitt] www.telegraph.co.uk 17 Aug 2004 descibes the escape of three men in 1942 from a Japanese P.O.W. camp, following the fall of Hong Kong in December 1941, for which Anthony George Hewitt, and Captain Robert Douglas Scriven of the [[Doctor|Indian Medical Service]] were awarded the Military Cross<ref>  
[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35670/supplements/3601/page.pdf London Gazette Tuesday 18 August 1942]</ref>
[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35670/supplements/3601/page.pdf ''London Gazette'' Tuesday 18 August 1942]</ref>
*[http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison.html Hong Kong War Diary : Hong Kong Defenders ,December 1941-August 1945] Includes Indian Army Units and Indian Medical Service  
*[http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison.html Hong Kong War Diary : Hong Kong Defenders ,December 1941-August 1945] Includes Indian Army Units and Indian Medical Service  
*''The Battle of Hong Kong 1941: A note on the literature and the effectiveness of the defence'' by Lawrence W C Lai, University of Hong Kong , Discussion paper series,  July 2000 [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:VoFgbzNO-ZwJ:ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B38630229.pdf+The+Battle+of+Hong+Kong+1941:+A+note+on+the+literature+and+the+effectiveness+of+the+defence+b&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShk--4OIxpwj7ZDQIVlwlYoHs5Il1B_MbFHES8iuYBuNu8ayy9qunZkBPKOaVa0c0wd5iITgA3R6EjIW_mxq5WMdiS2z3DWDEYkUYNYzbCIXlqSaEzqg7mh0oD1BODE1d4yK3Fn&sig=AHIEtbQgOH99ETvoM93iEvL4oQbYpZih0g html version], [http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B38630229.pdf original pdf]
*''The Battle of Hong Kong 1941: A note on the literature and the effectiveness of the defence'' by Lawrence W C Lai, University of Hong Kong , Discussion paper series,  July 2000 [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:VoFgbzNO-ZwJ:ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B38630229.pdf+The+Battle+of+Hong+Kong+1941:+A+note+on+the+literature+and+the+effectiveness+of+the+defence+b&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShk--4OIxpwj7ZDQIVlwlYoHs5Il1B_MbFHES8iuYBuNu8ayy9qunZkBPKOaVa0c0wd5iITgA3R6EjIW_mxq5WMdiS2z3DWDEYkUYNYzbCIXlqSaEzqg7mh0oD1BODE1d4yK3Fn&sig=AHIEtbQgOH99ETvoM93iEvL4oQbYpZih0g html version], [http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B38630229.pdf original pdf]

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FIBIS resources

  • "Indian Army Prisoners of War in the Second World War" by Hedley Sutton FIBIS Journal, No 12 (Autumn 2004). For details of how to access this article online, see FIBIS Journals.
An alphabetical listing by surname of nearly 900 Indian Army personnel who became prisoners of war between 1941 and 1945 is available at the British Library. Most were held by the Japanese, with some held by the Italians.The vast majority are Europeans, but a handful of Indians are recorded; plus a few Indian Medical Service nursing sisters

Also see

British Library holdings

The History of the Second World War is a 75 volume official history published by HMSO 1949-1976, consisting of 28 volumes in the United Kingdom Civil Series, 21 volumes in the United Kingdom Medical Series and 26 volumes in the United Kingdom Military Series . Details are set out in this Wikipedia page and the link Hyperwar: British Official Histories.

A subcategory of the United Kingdom Military Series is the 5 volume series War Against Japan

  • War Against Japan, Volume 1: The Loss of Singapore, Kirby, S. Woodburn et al. London: HMSO, 1957. Reprint edition by Naval and Military Press
  • War Against Japan, Volume 2: India's Most Dangerous Hour, Kirby, S. Woodburn et al. London: HMSO, 1958. Reprint edition
  • War Against Japan, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles, Kirby, S. Woodburn et al. London: HMSO, 1961. Reprint edition
  • War Against Japan, Volume 4: The Reconquest of Burma, Kirby, S. Woodburn et al. London: HMSO, 1965. Reprint edition
  • War Against Japan, Volume 5: The Surrender of Japan, Kirby, S. Woodburn et al. London: HMSO, 1969. Reprint edition

Part of the United Kingdom Medical Series is the publication The Army Medical Services, Campaigns, Volume 5: Burma, Crew, Francis A. E. London: HMSO, 1966

Also see Historical books online below.

External links

North Africa

  • 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. Available at the British Library Also available as a reprint by Military Library Research Service Ltd (Jun 2004)

China-Burma-India (CBI)

Borneo

Hong Kong

Miscellaneous

Historical books online

References