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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20181011062612/http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Miscellaneous-Volumes/library/The-History-of-the-Royal-West-African-Frontier-Force/ ''The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force''] by Colonel A. Haywood and Brigadier F.A.S.Clarke. 1964. lib.militaryarchive.co.uk, now archived at Archive.org. Originally required Flash turned on, this requirement may still apply - if you see a Flash icon, click it. [http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Miscellaneous-Volumes/library/The-History-of-the-Royal-West-African-Frontier-Force/files/assets/basic-html/toc.html Transcribed version]. Includes operations in Burma.
*''Fourth Indian Division'' by Lieut-Colonel GR Stevens OBE, published c 1945-48 is available in a reprint edition,<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/fourth-indian-division/ ''Fourth Indian Division''] by Lieut-Colonel GR Stevens. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.</ref> which in turn is available as an [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8EamDdOvsILTWwkKS online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3] (located in World War2/Military books/India). Covers five years of service in Eritrea, Syria, the Western Desert, Tunisia, Italy including Cassino, and Greece.
*[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b4244561?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 ''The White Belts: History of the Corps of Military Police''] by Lt Col R Ganapathi, CMP Centre and School, Bangalore 1982 HathiTrust Digital Library. A researcher stated that this book contains "a huge amount of material on 4th Indian Division". Other theatres of war are also covered.
*''An Account of the Operations in Burma carried out by Probyn’s Horse during February, March and April 1945'' by Major Mylne published 1945 is available in a reprint edition,<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/account-of-the-operations-in-burma-carried-out-by-probyns-horse-during-february-march-and-april-1945/ ''An Account of the Operations in Burma carried out by Probyn’s Horse during February, March and April 1945''] by Major Mylne, Naval & Military Press reprint edition.</ref> which in turn is available [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8p6rk8Lwumbh16YSy online on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3] (located in World War II/Military Books/Myanmar).
*''The Sikh Regiment in the Second World War'' by Colonel F. T. Birdwood c 1950 is available in a reprint edition, <ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/sikh-regiment-in-the-second-world-war/ ''Sikh Regiment in the Second World War''] by Colonel F. T. Birdwood c 1950. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.</ref> which in turn is available [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8EamDdOvskuaNAUj4 online on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3] (located in World War II/Military Books/India).
*For regimental histories which include WW2, see the regimental pages
**[[12th Frontier Force Regiment]]
**[[13th Frontier Force Rifles]], on fold3 (pay website).
**[[127th Baluch Light Infantry|3rd (Queen Mary's Own)/10th Baluch Regiment]], on fold3 (pay website).
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