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:[http://www.historynet.com/biplane-battle-flying-against-the-bolsheviks-during-russias-civil-war.htm "Biplane Battle: Flying Against the Bolsheviks During Russia’s Civil War"] by Derek O'Connor. historynet.com. Originally published in the September 2007 issue of ''Aviation History'' Magazine. Four Sopwith Camels of B Flight, No. 47 Squadron, Royal Air Force,
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140726042646/http://www.mespot.co.uk/journal/21.12.18.shtml Grandpa’s Journal, 18 December 1921, scroll to 19 December 1921] refers to the troops which were employed on the Persian Lines of communication up to April 1921… 500 miles long extending through Persia to the Caspian Sea from [https://web.archive.org/web/20181228150313/http://mespot.co.uk/ Grandpa’s Journal], now an archived website. Harry James Goulter Pearman was with the Army Audit Staff in Mesopotamia.
*Two videos ''The Adventures of Dunsterforce'' presented by Indiana Neidell. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LExMogcEh0 "The Hush Hush Army" Part 1] 25 Dec 2017. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpjiUwWg-zM&t=32s "The Defence of Baku" Part 2] 2 Jan 2018. YouTube, by ''The Great War''.
*Download a video [http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F00051/ With the Dunster Force, Persia and Baku] Australian War Memorial. Also on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZjT1pjtDZE YouTube] (appears to be shorter version)
*Video [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060008178 Baku - The Occupation By 'Dunsterforce' 17th August To 14th September 1918] Imperial War Museums
*For Indian Army regimental histories, see [[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|24th Punjabis]]; [[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|45th Rattray’s Sikhs]]; [[127th Baluch Light Infantry|127th Baluchis]] on fold3 (Ancestry owned pay website).
:For other Indian Army regimental histories, see [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|The Guides (Cavalry)]]; [[2nd Gurkha Rifles|2nd King Edward's Own Goorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)]]; [[2nd Bombay Pioneers]]; [[Bombay Sappers and Miners]].
*[https://booksarchive.google.com.auorg/details/worcestershirereggreatwar/page/3/mode/books?id=oHa-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA503 “The 2up "The Caucasus"] page 503 ''Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War, Volume 2'' by Capt H. FitzM. Stacke, reprint edition, originally published 1928 Archive.org*[https://archive.org/details/historysurreyyeomanry/page/n13/mode/2up ''The History and War Records of the Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regt.) 1797-1928''] by E. D. Harrison-Ainsworth 1928. Google BooksArchive. org. Includes Russia (Caucasus).
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/withpersianexped00donouoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''With the Persian Expedition''] by Martin Henry Donohoe 1919 Archive.org. The author was a Special Service Officer with 'Dunsterforce'. There was a reprint edition c 2020 with the title ''The Race to Tabriz''.
*[http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn5018499 ''Stalky’s Forlorn Hope''] by Captain Stanley George Savige (Australian Army Officer) 1919. National Library of Australia. It is also available as a [http://alh-research.tripod.com/Light_Horse/index.blog/2055843/the-battle-of-baku-azerbaijan-26-august-to-14-september-1918-captain-sg-savige-stalky146s-forlorn-hope/ transcription from Chapter 1] from the website "Desert Column: The Australian Light Horse Studies Centre". (Also on the archived website [http://web.archive.org/web/20090515142319/http://www.firstaif.info/stalky/0-stalky-index.htm First AIF. Includes the Foreword)]. Lionel Dunsterville was the model for Kipling's character 'Stalky'.
:Other chapters from this book containing deployments in the region [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89100004282?urlappend=%3Bseq=323 Chapter 22 page 259] and [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89100004282?urlappend=%3Bseq=512 Chapter 35 page 430].
:[https://archive.org/details/sea-soldiers/page/n15/mode/2up Archive.org mirror version].
* Account of [https://archive.org/details/truegloryroyalna0000arth_b5n3/page/161/mode/2up "Seaman Gunner Stan Smith", page 161] ''The True Glory : the Royal Navy, 1914-1939'' by Max Arthur 1996. A [https://archive.org/details/truegloryroyalna0000arth/mode/2up 2nd file] where the account commences page 227. Both Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Smith was held as a prisoner at Baku by the Bolsheviks in very harsh conditions, also referred to as the "Black Hole of Baku". [https://web.archive.org/web/20201020234304/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-stan-smith-1524828.html "Obituary: Stan Smith"] by G K Johnson 9 Dec. 1995. independent.co.uk, archived
:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Royal_Navy_mission_to_Enzeli 1920 Royal Navy mission to Enzeli] Wikipedia.
*"Spotting Mines from a Balloon" by Lieut. Audrey L C White [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=BSZwdyVs8lYC&pg=PA37 pages 37-38] and [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=BSZwdyVs8lYC&pg=PA56 page 56] ''Popular Aviation January 1931''. Google Books. Post war mine clearing the sea for shipping and reopening the port of Constantinople. (The Balloonists may have been part of the RAF).
