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** RootsChat Forum post [http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=0ka2qj1e4n8baktl3e4gvfd083&topic=289697.msg1753845#msg1753845 Army Medical Catagories] (sic) about the British Army’s medical classification system for soldiers during WW2
*[http://www.cwgc.org/foreverindia Forever India] The contribution of servicemen and women from Undivided India during the First and the Second World Wars. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
*[http://ww2talk.com/forums WW2Talk Forum] has subcategories [http://ww2talk.com/forums/forum/53-burma-india/ Burma and India] and [http://ww2talk.com/forums/forum/114-british-indian-army British Indian Army]
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-11/1322506489 post] mentions Japanese air raids during World War 2, at Lillooah, a EIR colony near Calcutta and Calcutta.
*WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/25378-abda-cbi-seac-book-thread/ ABDA-CBI-SEAC. Book thread] (Images are only available to [[Mailing lists#Military| logged in members of WW2Talk Forum]])
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==Service Records==
*For the British Army, see [[British Army#Army personnel serving after January 1921| British Army-Army personnel serving after January 1921]]
*For the Indian Army, see [[Indian Army#Records|Indian Army-Records]]
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. [http://www.naval-military-press.com/war-against-japan-volume-i-the-loss-of-singapore-history-of-the-second-world-war-united-kingdom-military-series-official-campaign-history.html 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. [http://www.naval-military-press.com/war-against-japan-volume-ii-india-s-most-dangerous-hour-history-of-the-second-world-war-united-kingdom-military-series-official-campaign-history.html Reprint edition]*''War Against Japan, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles'', Kirby, S. Woodburn et al. London: HMSO, 1961. [http://www.naval-military-press.com/war-against-japan-volume-iii-the-decisive-battles-history-of-the-second-world-war-united-kingdom-military-series-official-campaign-history.html Reprint edition]*''War Against Japan, Volume 4: The Reconquest of Burma'', Kirby, S. Woodburn et al. London: HMSO, 1965. [http://www.naval-military-press.com/war-against-japan-volume-iv-the-reconquest-of-burma-history-of-the-second-world-war-united-kingdom-military-series-official-campaign-history.html Reprint edition]*''War Against Japan, Volume 5: The Surrender of Japan'', Kirby, S. Woodburn et al. London: HMSO, 1969. [http://www.naval-military-press.com/war-against-japan-volume-v-the-surrender-of-japan-history-of-the-second-world-war-united-kingdom-military-series-official-campaign-history.html 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
'''Regimental Histories'''
*''Fourth Indian Division'' by Lieut-Colonel GR Stevens OBE, published c 1948. [http://www.naval-military-press.com/fourth-indian-division.html Reprint edition]. "The 4th was one of the most celebrated Divisions of WW2, combining some of the most illustrious Regiments of the British and Indian Armies. It travelled 15,000 miles and suffered 25,000 casualties during its five years of service in Eritrea, Syria, the Western Desert, Tunisia, Italy and Greece. It particularly distinguished itself at Cassino".
Also see [[Second World War#Historical books online|Historical books online]] below.
==External links==
*[http://ww2talk.com/forums WW2Talk Forum]. A Message Board for most aspects of the War.
*[http://www.ww2f.com/index World War II Forum], an American site. A Message Board for most aspects of the War, with an American focus.
*Steve Rothwell’s [http://homepages.force9.net/rothwell/burmaweb/index.htm The Burma Campaign]
*[http://www.burmastar.org.uk/index.htm Burma Star Association]
*[http://www.ww2f.com/index World War II Forum], an American site includes [http://www.ww2f.com/forum/40-the-cbi-theater/ The CBI Theater] The China-Burma-India Theater, including naval action in the Indian Ocean. Has links to the previous site, which is stated to be a "companion" website.
*[http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_burma_japanese.html Japanese conquest of Burma, December 1941-May 1942] historyofwar.org
*[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/WW2.html The Indian Air Force in the Second World War] bharat-rakshak.com
**[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/WW2/1093-In-the-Skies-of-Calcutta.html In the Skies of Calcutta : A tribute to Maurice Pring] by Joydeep Sircar . Details the bombing of Calcutta in December 1942
*[http://www.oldmartiniansassociation.co.uk/documents/POLICINGWARTIMECALCUTTA.pdf Policing Wartime Calcutta <nowiki>[</nowiki>WW2<nowiki>]</nowiki>] by Peter R. Moore oldmartiniansassociation.co.uk
*[http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2771785.ece Memories of Madras - The Summer of 1942] The Hindu 3 January 2012
*[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] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131121095717/http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/11668/1/BCML-W.G.Graham2011.pdf archive.org version])
*[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
