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*[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.
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/categories/ WW2 People’s War] "An archive of World War Two memories-written by the public, gathered by the BBC". Written between June 2003 and January 2006. www.bbc.co.uk
===Middle East and North Africa===
*''The Tiger Strikes : India's fight in the Middle East'' by W. G Hingston. 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. Available at the [[British Library]]
*[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.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/categories/ WW2 People’s War] "An archive of World War Two memories-written by the public, gathered by the BBC" includes categories [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/categories/c1270/ India] and [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/categories/c1240/ Burma] www.bbc.co.uk
**"Marching on to Laffan's Plain" by Alan Shaw , the experiences as an officer of the Corps of Royal Engineers `"The Sappers", first in the UK, then for nearly four years with the imperial Indian Army in Central India, Ceylon and the Burma campaign. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/64/a3198864.shtml Chapter 3] At the very end of this chapter, the author received orders to proceed to India or Burma. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/00/a3209500.shtml Ch 4] Arrived in India May 1942, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/38/a3220138.shtml Ch 5], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/15/a3222415.shtml Ch 6], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/50/a3224350.shtml Ch 7], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/29/a3225629.shtml Ch 8], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/34/a3260134.shtml Ch 9] , [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/60/a3260260.shtml Ch 10], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/30/a3260530.shtml Ch 11], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/11/a3264211.shtml Ch 12], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/15/a3269315.shtml Ch 13], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/67/a3269667.shtml Ch 14]
*[http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/sparkes/index.htm The Mumblings of Edward Sparkes] [http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/sparkes/contents.htm Contents page] Flt Lt Edward D S N Sparkes was in the RAF and arrived in India in the latter part of 1943 in the chapter [http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/sparkes/bombay2.htm Ashore in Bombay]. He subsequently joined X Squadron Royal Indian Air Force and served in Burma until he was invalided back to England in 1945
* Joseph Robert Milner describes his time in India and Burma performing primarily clerical duties c 1945 to 1947. He was drafted for India [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:tPRVSEAwqwUJ:ronbaileyscarvings.com/armylife2.doc+Army+Life+Chapter+4+India+ronbaileyscarvings.com&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShRovvyXCRlJz_fbALslMs9BHOM6yDsoClDFDTYkzem35FrFssOC-MNo6Jq87RG1U71g8m5oEOvAyuc3f3vZ4dUerfY2u9XLj_vIyVxB9Vvp-og7KrkqT7IHtKQ_ht9DFSY65hL&sig=AHIEtbSXY3Fg2wviY-df4wVRrOZl7hF1dg page 19] of this document. His time in India and Burma is described in this [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:KFT6z10X6pwJ:ronbaileyscarvings.com/armylife3.doc+Turkish+POWs+Deolali&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiSh0z7TSq6ps1Not2Bjig1XpLgiaT_jqmyQ1Gdxy7txbH0G2B-kj5T7gEqdfOpWPzLkfBBxLrFzdcbNjgnJp9Rx06W5C6obtKIAwlpF0K_wRFbETqG4Qd--AKma_n9WBb10Zr9&sig=AHIEtbRpAlapu5pvt9s3TWgqsgLf4zs88g document] [http://ronbaileyscarvings.com/milner.htm ronbaileyscarvings.com]
