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Constantinople was the Headquarters of the Army of the Black Sea.
An ''Official History'' was written about Constantinople titled ''The Occupation of Constantinople 1918–1923'' by Brigadier-General J. E. Edmonds. Originally written in 1944, it was not finally published until 2010 by Imperial War Museum/Naval&Military Press.<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/occupation-of-constantinople/ ''The Occupation of Constantinople 1918–1923''] by Brigadier-General J. E. Edmonds. Originally written in 1944. Naval & Military Press.</ref> Also see the [[Norperforce#Historical books online|online account below]], by General Sir Charles Harington, Commander of the British Forces in Turkey from October 1920.
A postal history and associated military history of the British and Indian occupation forces is also available, ''The Postal History of the Army of the Black Sea : 1918 - 1923'' by John Slingsby.<ref> Description of [https://web.archive.org/web/20130803022058/http://www.rossitertrust.com/bookblacksea.shtml ''The Postal History of the Army of the Black Sea : 1918 - 1923''] by John Slingsby. rossitertrust.com, now an archived webpage. </ref> Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01013055463
:[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31813/supplement/2877 Despatch from Major General Sir George F MacMunn], officiating Commander-In Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, describing events since 1st January 1919, including North Persia, and Southern and Cental Kurdistan, for various operations between March and September 1919. ''The London Gazette'' 5 March 1920 Supplement: 31813 Page: 2877. The actual pages are dated 8 March 1920.
:[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32379/page/5321 Four Despatches from the Commander-In Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force]: Despatch No 1, dated 17th January 1920 from MacMunn, covering the period November 1919 to 17th January 1920. Despatches from Lieutenant-General Haldane, covering the periods: 18th January 1920 to 30th June 1920 in Mesopotamia and NW Persia.[Despatch No 2 dated 23rd August 1920. Page 5323]; 1st July 1820 to 19th October 1920 [Despatch No 3 dated 8th November 1920, page 5329] Despatch No 4, dated 8th February 1921 (page 5347) ''The London Gazette'' 1 July 1921 Issue: 32379 Page:5321.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.176573/page/n109 "Turkey. The story of Mudania and Chanak"] Chapter XII page 100 ''Tim Harington Looks Back'' by General Sir Charles Harington 1941 reprint, first published 1940. Archive.org Also including [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.176573/page/n273 "Appendix I. Extract from my Despatch"], (which was never officially published) page 244. [https://archive.org/details/TimHaringtonLooksBack/page/n1 2nd file, images slightly better] Archive.org. General Harington commanded the British Forces in Turkey from October 1920 for three years (following on from General Milne).
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.284463/2015.284463.The-Royal#page/n271/mode/2up RASC and the Army of the Black Sea] pages 215-220 ''The Royal Army Service Corps: A History of Transport and Supply in the British Army, Volume II'' by Colonel R H Beadon 1931. Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
*[https://www.naval-review.com/about-the-naval-review/ Online articles from ''The Naval Review'']. '''Update''' Now only available to members, or "Time limited access to the archive is open to researchers and historians after 10 years from an article’s original publishing date for a small administration charge". See [[Royal Navy]] for further comments.
