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Despatches, Offical histories (UK)
**[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=WzIgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR3 ''Volume I: The early successes against Italy (to May 1941)''] by Major-General I S O Playfair and others. HMSO 1954.
**[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=pr_UAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR3 ''Volume II : The Germans come to the help of their ally (1941)''] by Major-General I S O Playfair and others. HMSO 1956.
**[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=qrDgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR3 ''Volume III: British Fortunes reach their Lowest Ebb (Sept. 1941 to Sept. 1942)''] by Major-General I S O Playfair and others. HMSO 1960. **[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=QV3-PsqAiZYC&pg=PR3 ''Volume IV: The Destruction of the Axis Forces in Africa''] by Major-General I S O Playfair and Brigadier C J C Molony HMSO 1966. All Google Books.
**[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=17_UAAAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 ''Volume VI: Victory in the Mediterranean. Part I 1st April to 4th June 1944''] by Brigadier C J C Molony 1984. Google Books. [https://archive.org/details/mediterranean-middle-east-vol-6-part-1/page/n1/mode/2up Archive.org version]
*''History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series. The War at Sea, 1939-1945'' by Captain S W Roskill RN. HMSO 1954-1961.
===Indian Army===
*[http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India India in World War II]. Details of the ''Official History of the Indian Armed Forces In the Second World War'' by the Combined Inter-Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan), was published in the 1950s and 1960s. From "HyperWar: World War II on Some details of the World Wide Web". HyperWar describes two volumes in the ''Medical Services'' series, however there are seven in total[http://www. The complete ''Medical Services'' series is ''vibiblio. 1. Administration.--v. 2. Medicine, surgery and pathology.--v. 3. Campaigns org/hyperwar/UN/India India in the Western Theatre.--v. 4. Preventive medicine World War II] (nutrition, malaria control and prevention of diseases)ibiblio.(1961org/hyperwar)--v. 5. Statistics (1962).--v. 6. Medical stores and equipment. (1963)--v. 7. Campaigns in the Eastern Theatre''. Further details of the series generally in the [http://stonebooks.com/archives/960515.shtml Book Survey] by Stone&Stone. A set of eight volumes was reprinted in 2012.<ref> WW2Talk Forum post [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/official-history-of-indian-armed-forces-in-the-second-world-war-reprints.47088/ Official History of Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War reprints] (retrieved 18 September 2018) </ref> Many of the ''Official History'' publications are available at the [[British Library]]. The online transcription publications on HyperWar are**[http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/RIN/index.html ''The Royal Indian Navy 1939-1945''] by Instructor Lieutenant D.J.E. Collins, B.A.L.T. Indian Navy. 1964. Also available [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl00000224 Archive.org version]. **[http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/EAfrica/index.html ''East African Campaign, 1940-41''] by Bisheshwar Prasad 1963** The following book is a description only***[http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/Retreat/index.html ''The Retreat from Burma, 1941-42''] by Bisheshwar Prasad 1954. Note: Preface and Contents only
:It appears that a total of 25 ''Official History'' volumes were published, series General Editor Dr Bisheshwar Prasad, seven volumes in the *''Medical Services'' series above, together with: Campaigns in the Eastern theatre: [v.1] Theatre''Campaigns in South-East Asia, 1941-42'' (Hong Kong, Malaya, Borneo).-[v.2] ''The retreat from Burma, 1941-42''.-[v.3] ''Arakan operations, 1942-45''.-[v.4,5] ''Reconquest of Burma, 1942-45''.-[vsix volumes see below.6] *''Post-war occupation forces : Japan and South-East Asia''. Campaigns in the Western theatre [v.1] Theatre''North African campaign, 1940-43''.-[v.2] ''Campaign in western Asia'' (Iraq, Syria, Iran and Paiforce).-[v.3] ''Campaigns in Italy''.-[v.4] ''East African campaign 1940-41''four volumes see below. *General war administration and organisation: [v] ''The Royal Indian Navy 1939-1945''. [v] ''History eight volumes, of the Indian Air Forcewhich six are available online, 1933-45''see below. The other two volumes are [v] ''The Corps of Indian Engineers, 1939-1947''. [v] ''Technical services: ordnance and I.E.M.E''. [v] ''Expansion of the armed forces and defence organisation, 1939-45''. [v] ''Defence of India: Policy and Plans''. [v] ''Indian the War Economy: Supply, Industry & Finance''. [v] *''India and the WarMedical Services'', seven volumes see below.
:The following volumes were originally available on the Digital Library of India website, now closed. From January 2017, mirror versions of these books have been available on Archive.org. There are also some editions which were added later to Archive.org. in the collection Servants Of Knowledge. :*Series: ''Campaigns in the Eastern Theatre'':**''Campaigns In South East Asia'' 1960 (catalogued 1962) [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111425 Archive.org version].:**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000052/mode/2up ''The Reconquest of Burma Volume I'' 1958 . Catalogued as The Retreat from Burma, 1941-42''Official History ] edited by Bisheshwar Prasad. No date but c 1953? Archive.org, Servants Of The Indian Armed Forces In The Second World War,VolKnowledge collection. 1, 1939-45'' **[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.100570 aclcpl0000047/mode/2up ''The Arakan Operations 1942-1945''] by Lieut-Colonel N N Madan 1954. Archive.org version], Servants Of Knowledge collection. [http://www.ibiblio**''The Reconquest of Burma Volume I'' 1958 .org/hyperwar/UN/India/Burma1/index.html Contents] ibiblio Catalogued as ''Official History Of The Indian Armed Forces In The Second World War,Vol. 1, 1939-45'' [https://archive.org/hyperwardetails/in. June 1942-June 1944ernet. Authors: Sdli.N2015. Prasad, K100570 Archive.Dorg version].Bhargava, P[http://www.Nibiblio. Khera.:**''The Reconquest Of Burma Vol II'' 1962 [https:org/hyperwar/UN/India/archive.orgBurma1/details/inindex.ernet.dli.2015.111426 Archive.org versionhtml Contents]. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/Burma2/index.html Contents] ibiblio.org/hyperwar. . June 1942-June 1944-August 1945. Authors: P.N. Khera, S.N. Prasad, published 1959K.D.Bhargava, P.N. Khera.:** ''Post War Occupation Forces: Japan and South-east Asia'' by Rajendra Singh 1958. [https[https://archive.orgarchive.org/details/aclcpl0000054/detailsmode/in.ernet.dli.2015.111517 2up 2nd file] Archive.org version].:*Series: *''Campaigns in the Western TheatreThe Reconquest Of Burma Volume II'':** ''The North African Campaign 1940-1943'' 1956. 1962 [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111420 111426 Archive.org version].:**''Campaign In Western Asia'' 1957. [httpshttp://archivewww.ibiblio.org/detailshyperwar/inUN/India/Burma2/index.ernethtml Contents] ibiblio.dliorg/hyperwar.2015June 1944-August 1945.100569 Archive.org version]Authors: P.N. IraqKhera, Syria and IranS.N. Prasad, and Paiforcepublished 1959.:**''The Campaign In Italy 1943Post War Occupation Forces: Japan and South-45east Asia'' 1962 by Rajendra Singh 1958. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111423 111517 Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000051/mode/2up 2nd file] Archive.org.:*Series: ''General War Administration and OrganisationCampaigns in the Western Theatre'':**''Technical Services: Ordnance and IEMEThe North African Campaign 1940-1943'' 1956. 1962 (IEME =Corps of Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) (catalogued as [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111420 Archive.org version].**''Technical Services Ordnance And IemeCampaign In Western Asia'') 1957. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111421 100569 Archive.org version]. Iraq, Syria and Iran, and Paiforce. :** ''Expansion Of The Armed Forces And Defence Organisation (1939Campaign In Italy 1943- 45)'' by Nandan Prasad 19561962 . [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.97787 111423 Archive.org version]:**''Defence of India Policy and Plans'' published 1957. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111564 aclcpl0000049/mode/2up 2nd file] Archive.org version]. :**''Indian War Economy Supply Industry And Finance'' 1962 [https:[https://archive.org/details/inaclcpl00000222 ''East African Campaign 1940-41''] by Bisheshwar Prasad 1963.ernet.dli.2015.111422 Archive.org version], Servants Of Knowledge collection. [http:*Series: ''Medical Services'' edited by B//www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/EAfrica/index. L. Rainahtml HyperWar transcribed version] ibiblio.org/hyperwar*Series:**''Medical Services: General War Administrationand Organisation'' 1953. **[https://archive.org/details/in.ernetaclcpl00000224 ''The Royal Indian Navy 1939-45''] by Instructor Lieutenant D.J.E. Collins, B.A.dliL.T. Indian Navy.20151964.119524 Archive.org version, Servants Of Knowledge collection. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/RIN/index.html HyperWar transcribed version]. Catalogued as ibiblio.org/hyperwar**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000053/mode/2up ''Official history History of the Indian armed forces in the second world war Air Force 1933- 1939-45 Administration1945''] by S C Gupta 1961. A second [httpsArchive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection.**''Technical Services://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111521 Archive.org version]Ordnance and IEME'' 1962 (IEME =Corps of Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) (catalogued as ''Technical Services Ordnance And Ieme''). [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000062/page/n1in.ernet.dli.2015.111421 Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000046/mode/2up 3rd 2nd file], uploaded to Archive.org 2021/07. This volume is also available on the [.** ''Expansion Of The Armed Forces And Defence Organisation (1939- 45)'' by Nandan Prasad 1956. [Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories|subscription website]] South Asia Archive. [httphttps://wwwarchive.southasiaarchive.comorg/Contentdetails/sarfin.ernet.dli.145574/219058 Contents of the book2015.97787 Archive.org version]:**''Medicine Surgery And PathologyDefence of India Policy and Plans'' 1955 (catalogued 1957)published 1957. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111520 111564 Archive.org version]. **''Indian War Economy Supply Industry And Finance'' 1962 [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000064/mode/2up 2nd file] uploaded to in.ernet.dli.2015.111422 Archive.org 2021/07version].:** ''The Campaigns In The Western Theatre'Restricted access''' 1957. Hathi Trust Digital Library, [httpshttp://archivecatalog.hathitrust.org/detailsRecord/in.ernet.dli.2015.111518 Archive.org version000805724 ''India and the War'']which is searchable but not viewable. *Series:** ''Campaigns In The Eastern TheatreMedical Services'' 1964edited by B. L. [https://archiveRaina.org/**''Medical Services: Administration'' 1953. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111565 119524 Archive.org version].: Catalogued as '''Restricted accessOfficial history of the Indian armed forces in the second world war - 1939-45 Administration''' Hathi Trust Digital Library, probably only available through a University or similar: . A second [httphttps://catalog.hathitrustarchive.org/Recorddetails/000493544 ''The Retreat from Burma, 1941-42''in.ernet.dli.2015.111521 Archive.org version], . [httphttps://catalog.hathitrustarchive.org/Recorddetails/aclcpl0000062/000806347 ''History of the Indian Air Force, 1933-45''], [http:page/n1/catalog.hathitrustmode/2up 3rd file], uploaded to Archive.org2021/Record/000805724 07. This volume is also available on the [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories|subscription website]] South Asia Archive. [http://www.southasiaarchive.com/Content/sarf.145574/219058 Contents of the book]**''India and the War''], [http://catalog.hathitrust'Medicine Surgery And Pathology'' 1955 (catalogued 1957). [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111520 Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000064/mode/2up 2nd file] uploaded to Archive.org 2021/07.** ''The Campaigns In The Western Theatre'' 1957. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111518 Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000061/mode/2up 2nd file] Archive.org.**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000059/mode/2up ''Preventive Medicine (Nutrition, Malaria Control and Prevention of Diseases''] edited by B L Raina, Lieut.-Colonel AMC 1961. Archive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection.**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000060/mode/2up ''Medical Services : Statistics''] edited by B L Raina, Lieut.-Colonel AMC 1962. Archive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection.**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000058/page/n1/mode/2up ''Medical Stores and Equipment''] edited by B L Raina, Lieut.-Colonel AMC 1963. Archive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection.**''Campaigns In The Eastern Theatre'' 1964. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111565 Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000063/page/n1/mode/2up 2nd file] Archive.org/Record/001620866 ''Expansion of the Armed Forces and Defense Organization, 1939-45''] [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006108217 Medical Services: 7 volumes]
* ''A Roll of Honour: the Story of the Indian Army'' by Major General J. G. Elliott. Full title is ''A Roll of Honour: the Story of the Indian Army, 1939-1945'', published 1965. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111189 Archive.org version] (missing page 1) and [https://archive.org/details/rollofhonourstor0000elli Archive.org Lending Library version].
: Also available as [https://archive.org/details/unfadinghonourst00elli ''Unfading honour; the story of the Indian Army, 1939-1945''] by Maj.-Gen. J G Elliott 1966. Archive.org Lending Library. Appears to be a better quality digital file.
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