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Operations in Waziristan

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Historical books online
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waziristan_campaign_(1936–1939) Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)] Wikipedia<br />
*[http://www.newman-family-tree.net/RE_Journal_1984.pdf Waziristan 1937-1939] (9 page pdf) by Lieut Colonel H E M Newman ''The Royal Engineer Journal Volume 95, number 2, 1984''
*[https://royalsignalsoperationalawards.com/2018/01/04/the-shahur-tangi-ambush-north-west-frontier-1937/ "The Shahur Tangi Ambush, North-West Frontier, 1937"]. Includes details of some of the gallantry awards for several of the regiments involved. royalsignalsoperationalawards.com
*[http://www.nihcr.edu.pk/Latest_English_Journal/Pjhc%2020-1,%201999/2-Farah-Gul-Baqai0001.pdf "Fakir of Ipi: A Brief Review of the anti-British Activities of a Waziri Mujahid"] by Farah Gul Baqai ''Pakistan Journal of History and Culture'' Vol. XX 1 Jan - Jun 1999
*Details of [http://www.colonialfilm.org.uk/node/4128 Film: India, North-West Frontier, 1937]. colonialfilm.org.uk. Film shows various military scenes, including numerous scenes of the RAF in action, bombing, shooting and dropping leaflets in Waziristan. Note, the film is not available online.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF7bonzCaPg Waziristan In 1937 AD.Flv] YouTube video. The description of the video says North-West Frontier, South Waziristan in 1937 AD. Film shows various military scenes, including numerous scenes of the RAF in action, bombing, shooting and dropping leaflets in Waziristan. Also includes scenes of Indian Army in the field, Waziristan. Footage at 1.20 minutes shows armoured cars at Miranshah.
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1580495/Brigadier-John-Prendergast.html Obituary: John Prendergast] 1910-2008 ''The Telegraph'' 03 March 2008. He was awarded the Military Cross when serving with the [[Tochi Scouts]] (North Waziristan Transborder Armed Police) in May 1937. He was later awarded a DSO for the Burma Campaign. His books include an autobiography ''Prender’s Progress: a soldier in India, 1931-47'', available at the [[British Library]]
===Historical books online===
*[http://wwwdspace.dligipe.ernetac.in/xmlui/handle/201510973/39775 ''Tribal disturbances in Waziristan (25th November, 1936-14th June, 1937)''] His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1937. Link to a pdf download Digital Repository of GIPE, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, India.*[https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.449185 ''Official History of Operations on the N.-W. Frontier of India, 1936-37''] [by General Staff Army Headquarters, India ] Published by the Manager of Publications, Delhi. 1943. Archive.org, mirror from Pdf download, Digital Library of India.:Also available in a reprint edition<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/official-history-of-operations-on-the-north-west-frontier-of-india-1936-1937/ ''Official History Of Operations On The North-West Frontier Of India 1936-1937''] Naval & Military Press</ref> which in turn is available as part of an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3.<ref>[https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8EamDdOvs1LINNg2y ''Official History of Operations on the NW Frontier of India''] fold3 (located in Military books/India). Consists of 2 books.</ref>
*[https://archive.org/details/waziristan193619031345mbp ''Waziristan 1936-1937 : The problems of the North-West Frontiers of India and their Solutions''] by Lieut.-Colonel C. E. Bruce 1938 Archive.org
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34449/supplement/6811 "Report on Operations in Waziristan, 25th November 1936 to 16th January 1937 (1st Phase)"] ''London Gazette Supplement'' 2 November 1937
**[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.284668/2015.284668.Usi-Jounral#page/n375/mode/2up "Operations in the Lower Shaktu Valley 16th-18th November 1937"] by Major T H Angus, page 335.
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.284658/2015.284658.United-Service#page/n35/mode/2up "Raid on Arsal Kot and Gulzamir Kot. 21st June 1937"] page 28 ''Journal of the United Service Institution of India, Volume 69, 1939''. Archive.org
*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1985-the-frontier-scouts-by-trench-s-pdf/ ''The Frontier Scouts''] by Charles Chenevix Trench 1985. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR - Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset (MCADD).
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