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*History of the British Army Vol II by J W Fortescue [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6bGPphR9_ToC&pg=PA171&dq=A+History+of+the+British+Army+These+were+the+first+British+troops+to+land+in+India&lr=&as_brr=3&cd=2#v=onepage&q&f=false First British troops to land in India p171]
*The National Archives [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcasts podcasts] have a [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcasts/military-history.htm military history] category including
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcasts/sahib.htm Sahib, the British soldier in India, 1750 – 1914] by Professor Richard Holmes*Victorian Wars Forum [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6187#p24669 thread] about the life of a soldier in India in the early 1900’s. Includes reference to the book ''Old Soldier Sahib'' by Frank Richards, "an excellent read", which is about this period in India and Burma. First published in 1936, a reprint is available to purchase through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1843425580 FIBIS Shop]. Also available at the [[British Library]]
*[http://www.davidhorsfield.org.uk/index.asp ''From Semaphore to Satellite The memoirs of Major General David Horsfield, Royal Signals''] may be read online. He served in Burma during World War 2 and was then in India 1942-1946.
*[http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/HORSE_TRANSPORT.pdf "British Army Horse Transport"] by Clive Elliott 2008 hmvf.co.uk
