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*[https://archive.org/stream/armybookforbrit00daltgoog#page/n472/mode/2up "Part III The Army in India and Colonial Forces"] page 442 ''The Army Book for the British Empire: A Record of the Development and Present Composition of the Military Forces and their Duties in Peace and War'' by William Howley Goodenough R A and James Cecil Dalton R A. 1893. HMSO. Archive.org. Includes Indian Army.
*''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India''. Compiled in the Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters, India. c 1907-11. ''Volumes 1-3'', see [[North West Frontier Campaigns]]. ''Volumes 4 and 7'', see [[Assam]]. [https://archive.org/details/frontieroverseas05indi ''Volume 5: Burma''] 1907 Archive.org. [https://archive.org/details/frontieroverseas06indi ''Volume 6: Expeditions Overseas'']. 1911 Archive.org. Africa and the Mediterranean. Persia and Arabia. Ceylon and the Islands of the Indian Ocean. The Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. China.
*[https://archive.org/details/famousfightsofin00hoddrich ''Famous Fights of Indian Native Regiments''] by Reginald Hodder 1914 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924023004264#page/n7/mode/2up ''My Service Days: India, Afghanistan, Suakim '85, and China''] by Maj.-Gen. Sir Norman Stewart 1908 Archive.org The author initially came to India in 1872 with the [[68th Regiment of Foot]] and subsequently joined the Indian Army where he held many positions, retiring in 1904
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesofi00westuoft#page/n3/mode/2up ''Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer''] by Colonel John Sutton Edward Western 1922 Archive.org. Born in India in 1857, he returned after schooling in England in 1876 , the greater part of his service being with the Punjab Frontier Force.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/armiesofindia00macmuoft#page/n11/mode/2up ''The Armies of India''] painted by Major A. C. Lovett, described by Major G. F. MacMunn With 72 coloured illustrations 1911 Archive.org
:[https://archive.org/details/martialracesofin030605mbp ''The Martial Races Of India''] by Lieut-General Sir George MacMunn, Colonel Commandant, the Royal Artillery. c1932 Archive.org
:''Turmoil and Tragedy in India, 1914 and After'' by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn 1935 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, in TIFF format. It is catalogued as ''Turmoil The Tragedy In India 1914''. It is also available as [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/177667 a pdf to download from DLI].[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.177667 Archive.org version].*[https://archive.org/details/sepoysep00candrich ''The Sepoy''] by Edmund Candler 1919 Archive.org**[https://archive.org/stream/sepoysep00candrich#page/208/mode/2up "The Drabi"] [Mule Driver] page 208**[https://archive.org/stream/sepoysep00candrich#page/226/mode/2up "The Indian Follower"] page 227
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/238435 ''India's Army''] by Major Donovan Jackson 1940. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/catalogueofbooks00cockrich#page/n1/mode/2up ''A catalogue of books relating to the military history of India''] drawn up by Maurice J.D. Cockle 1901 Archive.org
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/278755 ''Handbook For Indian Cavalry''] By F.W.P. [Frederick William Pakenham] Angelo 1898. Published at Allahabad. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278755 Archive.org version].
*''Indian Army Orders''. Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India. Based on catalogue details unless otherwise specified.
:[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/116147 1908] (catalogued Jan,vi Th, 1945), [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.116147 Archive.org 1908]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/72282 1910] (catalogued Jan,thired 1855), [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.72282 Archive.org 1910];[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/72288 1912], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/108847 1922], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/108844 1923], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/108855 November 1924], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/117224 1927], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/108848 1929], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/72293 1931], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/117202 1932], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/117213 1933]
*''Armaments Year-Book : General and Statistical Information''. Published by the League of Nations at Geneva from 1924. These books have been digitised separately in [http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60-4a08.html Chapters]. Links to pdf downloads, Northwestern Univerity Library Evanston, IL, USA. Chapters relating to British Empire/ India or India, which contain details about the structure of the Army, training schools etc:
:[http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60-c818.html Vol. 1 (1924)], [http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60-6c8a.html Vol. 2 (1925/1926)], [http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60-e583.html Vol. 3 (1927)], [http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60-f7a9-2.html Vol. 4 (1928)], [http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60-3101.html Vol. 5 (1928/1929)], [http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60-d7c4.html Vol. 6 (1929/1930)], [http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60-0dcd.html Vol. 7 (1930/1931)], [http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60-ff0c.html Vol. 8 (1931/1932], [http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60-8bd4.html Vol. 9 (1933)], [http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60-32f6.html Vol. 10 (1934)], [http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/otcgi/digilib/llscgi60-6c74.html Vol. 11 (1935)]
*[https://archive.org/details/defenceofindia00coll "The Defence of India"] by Lieut.-General Sir Edwin Collen ''Proceedings of the Central Asian Society'' March 1906. Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/stream/indiandefencepro031317mbp#page/n7/mode/2up'' Indian Defence Problem: A Study''] by Capt G V Modak 1933 Archive.org. The author “spent many years in active military service in an important Indian State”. [https://archive.org/stream/indiandefencepro031317mbp#page/n27/mode/2up Contents], [https://archive.org/stream/indiandefencepro031317mbp#page/n29/mode/2up Statistical Contents]
*''The Indian Engineers 1939-1947'' by Lieut Colonel E. W. C Sandes, published 1956, is available as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/505988 pdf download] Digital Library of India. It is catalogued as ''The Indian Engineers (1956)''.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015022447810?urlappend=%3Bseq=3 ''History of the Indian Army''] by Brigadier Rajendra Singh, Colonel, The Grenadiers 1963 Hathi Trust Digital Library
