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==British Library holdings==
The following books are available at the [[British Library]]. Books available online, refer [[North West Frontier Campaigns#Historical books online|below]], are not listed.
*''Operations against the Orakzai tribe on the Miranzai frontier under the command of Brigadier-General Sir W.S.A. Lockhart, K.C.B., C.S.I., in 1891'' compiled from official sources (under the orders of the Quarter-Master General in India) by A.H. Mason. 1891
*''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume 1, supplement A: Operations against the Mohmands (including operations in the Khaiber, 1st-7th May'') by Intelligence Branch Army Headquarters India 1908
*''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume 2. North-West Frontier Tribes between the Kabul and Gumal Rivers'' by Intelligence Branch Army Headquarters India 1908
*''Official History of operations on the N.-W. Frontier of India, 1920-35'' by General Staff Army Headquarters, India 1945. Available through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1843427648 FIBIS Shop]
*[http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/The-Bombing-of-Waziristan.html The Bombing of Waziristan] (c 1924-1939) by Graham Chandler ''Air & Space magazine'', July 2011
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink's_War Pink’s War] 1925 Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/north-west-frontier-1908-new-detailed-book Details] of the book ''North West Frontier 1908:The Zakka Khel and Mohmand Campaigns'' by Peter Duckers , published by Spink ( Medal Dealers) 2006. Contains detailed listings of Honours and Awards to both British and Indian units, detailed Casualty lists etc. Available through some Medal dealers, eg Dixons Medals.<br>*[http://www.savannahpublications.com/info.php?itemid=153 Savannah Publications] have published ''Taming the Tiger: The Story of the India General Service Medal 1908–1935'' by Richard G.M.L. Stiles. Includes Medal Rolls and Rolls of Honour
*The kidnapping of Mollie Ellis from [[Kohat]] cantonment by Afridi tribesmen from the Khyber Pass region 14 April 1923 and the rescue expedition which included Mrs Lilian Starr matron at the [[Peshawar]] Mission Hospital: Article by Michael E Lambert, from his website [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:sDCmhtmrVkIJ:michaelelambert.com/main/pdf/The_Kidnapping_of_Mollie_Ellis_by_Afridi_Tribesmem-Michael_E_Lambert%2520_C_.pdf+Kidnap+%22Mollie+Ellis%22&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au html version], [http://michaelelambert.com/main/pdf/The_Kidnapping_of_Mollie_Ellis_by_Afridi_Tribesmem-Michael_E_Lambert%20_C_.pdf original pdf]; [http://www.lookandlearn.com/blog/?p=3641 Article from Lookand learn.com], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/13305961@N00/4946412546/ Photographs] from the Illustrated London News (26 May 1923 pages 894-895 ) Flickr.com. An account of her rescue mission ''Tales of Tirah and Lesser Tibet'' by Lilian A Starr, published 1924 is available at the [[British Library]]
*[http://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/holmes Randolph Bezzant Holmes Photographs, 1910-1919. Northern India and the North-West Frontier Province] Duke University Libraries
*[http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205194795 Photograph of camels carrying wounded men to safety on the North West Frontier of India 1917] Imperial War Museum
==== Historical books on-line online ====
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=qZxCAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''Nine Years on the North-West Frontier of India from 1854 to 1863''] by Sir Sydney Cotton 1868 Google Books<br>
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/indianfrontierp02adyegoog#page/n6/mode/2up ''Indian frontier policy: an historical sketch''] by General Sir John Adye 1897 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/sketchesonservic00hobdiala#page/n7/mode/2up ''Sketches on service during the Indian frontier campaigns of 1897''] by Major E.A.P. Hobday. Containing fifty-seven full page engravings from original drawings, and fourteen photographic portraits of the commanding officers and their staffs. 1898 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/reportarmymedic03unkngoog#page/n461/mode/2up "Summary of Operations on the North-West Frontier of India, from 19th June 1897 to 6th April 1898"] by Surgeon General AA Gore MD page 446 ''Army Medical Department Report for the Year 1897 Volume 39'' 1898 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/n11/mode/2up ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India: Volume 1 Tribes north of the Kabul River''] by Intelligence Branch Army Headquarters India 1907 Archive.org. There is a supplement ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume 1, supplement A: Operations against the Mohmands (including operations in the Khaiber, 1st-7th May'') which is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, under the title ''Operations against the Mohmands''. Unfortunately the file is somewhat unsatisfactory. There is no Contents page and many pages are duplicated. For Chapter 2, go to computer page 21, and for Chapter 3, cp 29. At least the following pages appear to be missing in addition to the Contents: (actual) p 34-35 and Appendix page i. This book is available at the [[British Library]] and through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1845743121 FIBIS Shop] as a reprint. [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Frontier-Overseas-Expeditions-India-I-Supplement/dp/1845743121/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top#reader_1845743121 Look Inside the Book](amazon.co.uk) Includes Contents pages.<br>
*''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume 2. North-West Frontier Tribes between the Kabul and Gumal Rivers'' by Intelligence Branch Army Headquarters India 1908 is available partially online to page 97 on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. It is catalogued without volume number simply as ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India'' 1908 and has barcode 99999990229429. It is also available as [http://books.google.com/books?id=YPALAAAAIAAJ Snippet view Google Books] which viewers in some countries may be able to access as full view. It is available at the [[British Library]] and through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1845743067 FIBIS Shop] as a reprint of 461 pages. There is a supplement [http://ia600404.us.archive.org//load_djvu_applet.php?file=11/items/FrontierAndOverseasExpeditionsFromIndiaVolII/FrontierAndOverseasExpeditionsFromIndiaVolII.djvu ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume 2 Supplement A ,Operations against the Zakka Khel Afridis''] Intelligence Branch Army Headquarters India 1908 Archive.org. (Requires a [[Online books#Archive.org|Djvu plug in]])<br>
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924024153797#page/n5/mode/2up ''The Pathan borderland: a consecutive account of the country and people on and beyond the Indian frontier from Chitral to Dera Ismail Khan''] by C.M. Enriquez 2nd edition 1921 (First published 1909) Archive.org
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