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*[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''. Include Appointments, Promotions, Long Service Medals etc. 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], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.72288 Archive.org 1912]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/108847 1922], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108847 Archive.org 1922]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/108844 1923], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108844 Archive.org 1923]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/108855 November 1924], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108855 Archive.org 1924]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/117224 1927], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.117224 Archive.org 1927]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/108848 1929], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108848 Archive.org 1929]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/72293 1931], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.72293 Archive.org 1931]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/117202 1932], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.117202 Archive.org 1932]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/117213 1933], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.117213 Archive.org 1933].:[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/72295 ''Compendium of the More Important Army Order''] 1919. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.72295 Archive.org version]. Full title: ''Compendium of the More Important Orders of the Government of India, Army Department and India Army Orders issued from the 1st August 1914, to the 31st December 1917''.
*''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/stream/Sikhs#page/n137/mode/2up "Recruiting"] , Chapter V, page 106 ''Handbooks for the Indian Army: Sikhs'' by Captain A H Bingley, 7th (Duke of Connaught’s Own) Bengal Infantry. Compiled under the orders of the Government of India. 1899 Archive.org
**[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/902 ''The Sikhs''] by A E Barstow 2/11th Sikh Regiment (late 15th Ludhiana Sikhs) 1928. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Full title: ''Handbook for the Indian Army: Sikhs''. 1928 edition, reprint 1940, is also available to read on line on the [http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=2673&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched= Panjab Digital Library].
**''Handbooks For The Indian Army: Hindustan Musalmans and Musalmans of the Eastern Punjab'' by W. Fitz G. Bourne 1914 is available as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/499098 pdf download] Digital Library of India.[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.499098 Archive.org version]**''Handbooks for the Indian Army: Gurkhas'' Compiled under the orders of the Government by Lieut- Colonel Eden Vansittart 2nd Bn 10th Gurkha Rifles. revised by Major B U Nicolay 1st Bn, 4th Gurkha Rifles 1915 (Reprint 1918), is available to read as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/237136 pdf download] on the Digital Library of India, catalogued as Gurkhas (1915).[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.237136 Archive.org version]*:''Handbooks for the Indian Army: Gurkhas'' Compiled under the orders of the Government by Major C J Morris, late 2nd Bn, 3rd QAO Gurkha Rifles Second edition 1936, revised by the author, first published 1933, is available to read as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/238360 pdf download] on the Digital Library of India website, catalogued as Gurkhas (1936).[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.238360 Archive.org version]
**[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1924-garhwalis-handbook-for-the-indian-army-by-henderson-s-pdf ''Handbooks for the Indian Army: Garhwalis''] revised by Lt.-Col. K. Henderson 1924, original text by John Thorold Evatt. Pdf download PAHAR- Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.
**''Handbooks For The Indian Army: Kumaonis'' 1933 by A Latham is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Link to a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/278759 pdf download]. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278759 Archive.org version]
*[https://archive.org/stream/ashorthistoryofl00jeha#page/n15/mode/2up/search/Sikh Page viii] and [https://archive.org/stream/ashorthistoryofl00jeha#page/44/mode/2up/search/Sikh page 44] ''A Short history of the lives of Bombay opium smokers'' by Rustom Pestanji Jehangir 1893 Archive.org. Details and a comment about the use of opium by Sikh soldiers.
*[https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmag209edinuoft#page/616/mode/2up "The Regimental Durbar"] by Major General Sir George Younghusband, page 617 ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no 209 January-June 1921. Archive.org
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/131698 ''Indian Army Uniforms''] by W Y Carman 1969. Full title: ''Indian Army Uniforms under the British from the 18th century to 1947 : Artillery, Engineers and Infantry''. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.131698 Archive.org version]. Note: Original colour plates are in black and white and most illustrations are of poor quality. There is also a volume by this author with a similar title on Cavalry published in 1961, not available online, but available at the [[British Library]].*''Army Regulations (India) 1913. Volume VII. Dress''. [Dress Regulations are in respect of Officers]. This book is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. There are two copies available, however both copies appear to be incomplete. The better copy is catalogued as ''army regulations, india'', 1913 barcode 99999990265902, but is missing the rear index, pages 91-96. [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/505458 Pdf download], [https://archive. org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.505458 Archive.org version]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/72252 Second pdf download], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.72252 Archive.org version]. Also available to read online on [http://www.scribd.com/doc/270813385/Army-Regulations-India-Vol-VII#scribd Scribd]:[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/548365 ''Dress Regulations India''] 1926. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.548365 Archive.org version]. Print quality is poor for most pages. The text commences digital file page 8. Index, digital file page 106. It seems likely that pages are missing from the digital file.:[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/206295 ''Dress Regulations For The Army(1934)''] is available as a pdf download, Digital Library of India.[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206295 Archive.org version]*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/72253 ''Army Regulations India Clothing Vol XI''] 1916 is available as a pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.72253 Archive.org version]. [Clothing Regulations are in respect of soldiers who are not officers]*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/72244 ''Army Regulations India Barrack Synopsis India''] 1930 is available as a pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.72244 Archive.org version].
*[https://archive.org/details/defenceindiaast00macggoog ''The Defence of India: a Strategical Study''] by Major-General Sir C M Macgregor Quartermaster General of India 1884 Archive.org
*[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. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.505988 Archive.org version]. 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
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/35034 ''Resume - Horse And Mule Breeding Operations In India, 1880''] Government Central Branch Press Simla. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35034 Archive.org version]. Information about the Department of Horse-Breeding Operations under the Government of India, established March 1876.
*[https://archive.org/stream/horsebreedingi00gilb#page/52/mode/2up "Horse-Breeding in India"], page 52 ''Horse-Breeding in England and India: and Army Horses Abroad'' by Sir Walter Gilbey 1906 Archive.org
