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*Geoff Sullivan’s [https://web.archive.org/web/20230407005811/http://www.hut-six.co.uk/WW2data/awardindex.html Geoff's WO 373 Lists: Recommendations for Honours and Awards], WW2, includes**[https://web.archive.org/web/20221107152038/http://www.hut-six.co.uk/WW2data/WO373-Burma%20and%20India.html Burma and India]**[https://web.archive.org/web/20210307032651/http://www.hut-six.co.uk/WW2data/WO373-Malaya%20Singapore%20Java%20Hong%20Kong.html Malaya And Singapore, Java, Hong Kong] Now archived webpages.
==External links==
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20150821220936/http://www.cwgc.org/foreverindia/memorials/2nd-world-war.php Memorials to Indian soldiers and sailors - Second World War] cwgc.org, now an archived webpage.
:[http://brahmaputra.ceh.vjf.cnrs.fr/bdd/spip.php?article122 "Northeasterners in the World Wars"] by P. Ramirez. Contains an Excel file download for all CWGC Indian Army deaths for WW2. Brahmaputra Studies Database.
*[http://www.hut-six.co.uk/cgi-bin/searchWW2.php Geoff's WW2 Search Engine] (Also includes a WW1 Search). Considered by some to have a superior Search to the CWGC website.
*[http://ww2talk.com/forums WW2Talk Forum]. A Message Board for most aspects of the War. Includes sub categories Theatres of War/Burma & India and Unit History & Discussion /British Indian Army.
*[http://www.ww2f.com/index World War II Forum], an American site. A Message Board for most aspects of the War, with an American focus.
***Includes [http://www.ex-cbi-roundup.com/links.html CBI-related Websites, Books, Organizations] which includes a CBI Bibliography download (scroll down) which lists over three thousand titles.
***[http://www.ex-cbi-roundup.com/documents/1955_july.pdf ''Ex-CBI Roundup July 1955''] page 28 contains a List of “Air Corps Bases in CBI” for India, Burma and China
*Steve Rothwell’s [httphttps://homepageswww.force9indiaburmasoldiers.netco.uk/rothwellindex.htm The Burma Campaign] **[https:/burmaweb/www.rmindianoceanww2.co.uk/index.htm Royal Marines in the Indian Ocean]. A subset of the website ''The Burma Campaign] ''. This web site presents histories of Royal Marines units that served on islands in the Indian Ocean, in Ceylon, India, Burma and South-East Asia during World War 2. Few Royal Marines came face-to-face with the Japanese in combat but they played a vital role in constructing and defending bases important to the success of the campaign in Burma.::[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35192153 "How a forgotten British captain is a hero in Myanmar"] 31 January 2016 bbc.com. Capt. Peter Robert Sandham Bankes, Army of Burma Reserve of Officers attached to the Chin Levies.
*[https://www.academia.edu/39312056/Behind_the_enemy_line_British_led_guerrilla_operations_in_the_Indo_Burma_frontier_during_the_Second_World_War "Behind the enemy line: British-led guerrilla operations in the Indo-Burma frontier during the Second World War"] by Pum Khan Pau ''Small Wars and Insurgencies'' 2019, Vol. 30:2, 307-334. academia.edu. This paper discusses the case of three ethnic communities in the Indo-Burma frontier Kachin, Naga and Zo (Kuki-Chin) and the formation of the Kachin Levies, Chin Levies, and Naga Levies.
*[http://www.burmastar.org.uk/burma-campaign/ The Circumstances of the War in Burma] Burma Star Association
*[http://www.152hyderabad.co.uk/index.htm 152(Hyderabad) F Squadron 1939-1967] Served in India from 19th December 1943 as part of Calcutta’s defence and later moved to the front. Disbanded at R.A.F. [[Risalpur]] in 1947
*"Browsing Through a Treasure House: The Literature of the Burma Campaign" by Gordon Graham. From the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 2011 [http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/11668/1/BCML-W.G.Graham2011.pdf pdf] [https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/11668 Abstract] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131121095717/http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/11668/1/BCML-W.G.Graham2011.pdf archive.org version])
:*[https://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/collections/rare_books/bcml/ Burma Campaign Memorial Library, SOAS, London], and [https://digital.soas.ac.uk/bcml Digital catalogue]:[https://d-nb.info/1220437271/34 Bibliography of Burma during the Second World War ] by Siegfried M Schwertner South Asia Institute Heidelberg 2012. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20231020060716/https://d-nb.info/1220437271/34 archive.org version])
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o3m-obQ_XA 7 Wonders of India: Kohima War Cemetery] Video on YouTube
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBIk35DFMW0 Taukkyan War Cemetery Burma] Video on YouTube
*:[https://archive.org/details/mediterranean-fleet ''The Mediterranean Fleet, Greece to Tripoli. The Admiralty Account of Naval Operations, April 1941 to January 1943''] 1944 HMSO. Archive.org
*:[https://archive.org/details/emalta-wsuez-39-43/page/n1/mode/2up ''East of Malta, West of Suez. The Official Admiralty Account of the Mediterranean Fleet, 1939-1943''] by Bartimeus (Sir Lewis Anselm da Costa Ritchie) 1944. Archive.org. Printed in USA. Copyright by His Britannic Majesty's Stationery Office. Appears to be the text of the two previous HMSO publications.
*:There were many Royal Navy Staff Histories produced, mainly for internal use, see the [https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/RN.html List] ibiblio.org/hyperwar. Includes*:* 52 Battle Summaries, 23 of which are available to download from the [https://www.navy.gov.au/media-room/publications/wwii-naval-staff-histories Australian Navy website : World War II Naval Staff Histories]**[https://www.capdantifer.org.uk/sweepers/cover.html ''His Majesty's Minesweepers''], published 1943 HMSO, prepared for the Admiralty by the Ministry of information. capdantifer.org.uk. Also available for free on the otherwise pay website Forces War Records, in the database Historical Documents Library. However, to view the images you must first register. From the [https://uk.forceswarrecords.com Home page], scroll to the bottom of the page and select Browse Records. Then scroll down the set of databases to "Historical Documents Library", then select "Official Document", and scroll down to the letter H. Also available [https://archive.org/details/coastalcommand/page/n263/mode/2up Archive.org] as part of a digital book containing three publications.
**[https://archive.org/details/brit-merchantmen-war/page/n7/mode/2up ''British Merchantmen at War. The Official Story of the Merchant Navy: 1939-1944''] by J L Hodson. HMSO 1944. Prepared for the Ministry of War Transport by the Ministry of Information [Great Britain]. Archive.org
**[https://archive.org/details/british-coaster/page/1/mode/2up ''British Coaster 1939-1945: The Official Story''] HMSO 1947. Prepared for the Ministry of Transport by the Central Office of Information [Great Britain]. Archive.org
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*''History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series. The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany 1939-1945''
**[https://archive.org/details/strat-air-off-germ-vol-1 ''The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany: 1939-1945. Volume I Preparation Parts 1, 2 and 3''] by Sir Charles Webster and Noble Frankland 1961 HMSO. Archive.org. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=J-VmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR3 Google Books].
**[https://archive.org/details/air-battle-malta/page/n5/mode/2up ''The Air Battle of Malta. The Official Account of the R.A.F. in Malta, June 1940 to November 1942''] HMSO 1944. Prepared for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information [Great Britain]. Archive.org
**[https://archive.org/details/raf-middle-east/page/n3/mode/2up ''R.A.F. Middle East. The Official Story of Air Operations in the Middle East, from February 1942 to January 1943'']. HMSO 1945. Prepared for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information [Great Britain]. Archive.org
**[https://archive.org/details/wings-phoenix-air-war-burma/page/n1/mode/2up ''Wings of the Phoenix. The Official Story of the Air War in Burma''] HMSO 1949. Prepared by the Air Ministry and the Central Office of Information [Great Britain]. Archive.org
*''History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series. Grand Strategy''.
**[https://archive.org/details/grand-strategy-vol-1 ''Grand Strategy Volume I Rearmament Policy''] by N H Gibbs HMSO 1976. Archive.org. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=GtZmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR3 Google Books].
*Series: ''Campaigns in the Eastern Theatre''
**[https://archive.org/details/campaigns-in-south-east-asia-1941-42 ''Campaigns In South East Asia 1941-42''] by K D Bhargava and K N V Sastri 1960 Archive.org. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111425 2nd file Archive.org].
**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000052/mode/2up aclcpl0000052a351 ''The Retreat from Burma, 1941-42''] edited by Bisheshwar Prasad. No date but c 1953? Archive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection.**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000047/mode/2up aclcpl0000047a346 ''The Arakan Operations 1942-1945''] by Lieut-Colonel N N Madan 1954. Archive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection, (digital file 952).**''The Reconquest of Burma Volume I'' 1958 . Catalogued as ''Official History Of The Indian Armed Forces In The Second World War,Vol. 1, 1939-45'' [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.100570 Archive.org version]. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/Burma1/index.html Contents] ibiblio.org/hyperwar. June 1942-June 1944. Authors: S.N. Prasad, K.D.Bhargava, P.N. Khera. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000054/mode/2up aclcpl0000054a353 2nd file] Archive.org.
**''The Reconquest Of Burma Volume II'' 1962 [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111426 Archive.org version]. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/Burma2/index.html Contents] ibiblio.org/hyperwar. June 1944-August 1945. Authors: P.N. Khera, S.N. Prasad, published 1959.
** ''Post War Occupation Forces: Japan and South-east Asia'' by Rajendra Singh 1958. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111517 Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000051/mode/2up aclcpl0000051a350 2nd file] Archive.org.
*Series: ''Campaigns in the Western Theatre''
** ''The North African Campaign 1940-1943'' 1956. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.463923/mode/2up Archive.org, File 1]. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111420 Archive.org File 2]. [http://117.239.65.2:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/976 File 3] link to a pdf download, Directorate of Public Libraries, Government of Tamil Nadu (Connemara Public Library).
**''Campaign In Western Asia'' 1957. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.100569 Archive.org version]. Iraq, Syria and Iran, and Paiforce.
**''The Campaign In Italy 1943-45'' 1962 . [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111423 Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000049/mode/2up aclcpl0000049a348 2nd file] Archive.org.
**[https://archive.org/details/east-african-campaign-1940-41/page/n3/mode/2up ''East African Campaign 1940-41''] by Bisheshwar Prasad 1963. Archive.org. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/EAfrica/index.html HyperWar transcribed version] ibiblio.org/hyperwar
*Series: ''General War Administration and Organisation''
**[https://archive.org/details/the-royal-indian-navy-1939-45 ''The Royal Indian Navy 1939-45''] by Instructor Lieutenant D.J.E. Collins, B.A.L.T. Indian Navy. 1964. Archive.org. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/RIN/index.html HyperWar transcribed version]. ibiblio.org/hyperwar
**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000053/mode/2up aclcpl0000053a352 ''History of the Indian Air Force 1933-1945''] by S C Gupta 1961. Archive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection.**''Technical Services: Ordnance and IEME'' 1962 (IEME =Corps of Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) (catalogued as ''Technical Services Ordnance And Ieme''). [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111421 Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000046/mode/2up aclcpl0000046a345 2nd file] Archive.org.
** ''Expansion Of The Armed Forces And Defence Organisation (1939- 45)'' by Nandan Prasad 1956. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.97787 Archive.org version]. [http://117.239.65.2:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/481 2nd file] link to a pdf download, Directorate of Public Libraries, Government of Tamil Nadu (Connemara Public Library).
**''Defence of India Policy and Plans'' published 1957. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111564 Archive.org version]. [http://117.239.65.2:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/686 2nd file] link to a pdf download, Directorate of Public Libraries, Government of Tamil Nadu (Connemara Public Library).
**[https://archive.org/details/india-and-the-war ''India and the War''] by Bisheshwar Prasad 1966. Archive.org.
*Series: ''Medical Services'' edited by B. L. Raina.
**''Medical Services: Administration'' 1953. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.119524 Archive.org version]. Catalogued as ''Official history of the Indian armed forces in the second world war - 1939-45 Administration''. A second [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111521 Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000062aclcpl0000062a361/page/n1/mode/2up 3rd file], uploaded to Archive.org 2021/0712. 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]**''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 aclcpl0000064a363 2nd file] (digital file 742) uploaded to Archive.org 2021/0712.** ''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 aclcpl0000061a360 2nd file] Archive.org.**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000059/mode/2up aclcpl0000059a358 ''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 aclcpl0000060a359 ''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 aclcpl0000058a357 ''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 aclcpl0000063a362 2nd file] Archive.org, (digital file 737).
* ''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.
**[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force| The Guides]], on fold3 (pay website).
*[https://archive.org/details/MRARegimentalHistory ''M & R: A Regimental History of the Sikh Light Infantry 1941-1947''] by J D Hookway originally written 1999 is available in a second edition on Archive.org. This was the Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment. Alternative spelling: The Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment; The Mazabhi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment.
*[https://archive.org/details/TheHistoryOfTheAssamRegiment dli.ernet.507517/page/n3/mode/2up ''The History of the Assam Regiment: Volume 1 1941 - 1947''] by Captain Peter Steyn 1959 Archive.org.
* ''The Indian Engineers, 1939-47'' by Lieut Colonel E. W. C. Sandes 1956. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.505988 Archive.org version].
*[https://archive.org/details/THEROYALBOMBAYSAPPERSMINERS19391947 ''The Royal Bombay Sappers & Miners 1939 - 1947''] Laurie and Cecilia Norman (eds.) 1999 Archive.org.
===China, Burma, India===
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.247643/page/315/mode/2up "Book 3 India, Burma, West Africa"] from page 315, ''War in the Sun'' by James Lansdale Hodson, 1942. Archive.org. Diary Extracts from February 18th, 1942. Archive.org. The author was a war correspondent. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lansdale_Hodson James Lansdale Hodson] Wikipedia.
*[https://archive.org/details/reluctantmajor0000atki/page/n1/mode/2up ''The Reluctant Major''] by David Atkins 1995 reprint, first published 1986. The back cover says “This is the only published account of the collapse of the troops on the Dimapur-Imphal Road in 1942”, which was due to overwhelming illness due to malaria. Archive.org Books to Borrow. The continuation book ''The Forgotten Major : (in the siege of Imphal)'' by David Atkins 1989 is available at the British Library UIN: BLL01008820208 .
* ''The March On Delhi'' by A J Barker 1963. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.119329 Archive.org version]. The title refers to Japanese plans for a "march on Delhi", following March 1944 when the 15th Japanese Imperial Army, supported by forces of the Indian National Army, crossed the Chindwin to invade India. Includes material supplied by Japanese commanders. The author served as an army air liaison officer during the siege of Imphal. Lt.-Col. Arthur James Barker (1918-1981) wrote many military histories. For one available online, see [[Mesopotamia Campaign]].
*[https://archive.org/details/ImphalFlowerOnLoftyHeights ''Imphal: A Flower On Lofty Heights''] by Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Evans and Antony Brett-James 1962 Archive.org. 1944 Battle.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.527352 ''Why Singapore Fell''] by Lieut Gen H. Gordon Bennett, previously General Officer Commanding Australian Imperial Force, Malaya. 1945, first published 1944. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.143179 ''Why We Lost Singapore''] by Dorothy Crisp 1945. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/w2idos/mode/1up ''In Defence of Singapore. A series of drawings and brief notes''] ''Scenes and Personal Sketches before and after the Fall of Singapore'' by L/Bdr A V Toze 122 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery and Sgt. S Strange The Loyal Regiment c 1947. Includes Prisoner of War drawings. Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.353 ''The War in Malaya''] by Lieut.-General A E Percival, G O C Malaya 1941-1942. 1949. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. Also available as a pdf download on the [http://www.sabrizain.org/malaya/library/index.htm Sejarah Melayu [Digital<nowiki>]</nowiki> Library] located under General. Scroll down the alphabetical list to T.
*[https://archive.org/details/sinistertwilight00barb/page/n5/mode/2up ''A Sinister Twilight. The Fall of Singapore, 1942''] by Noel Barber 1968. Also published under the title [https://archive.org/details/sinistertwilight0000barb/page/n5/mode/2up ''Sinister Twilight. The Fall and Rise Again of Singapore''] by Noel Barber 1969. Both Archive.org Books to Borrow.
*''Purnell's History of the 20th Century'', in ten volumes, published 1971. WW2 period [https://archive.org/details/purnellshistoryo07newy/page/n9/mode/2up Volume 7], [https://archive.org/details/purnellshistoryo08newy/page/n9/mode/2up Volume 8]. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. (Subsequently revised in 1979 as ''20th Century'' published in twenty volumes by Purnell Reference Books).
:''The Illustrated encyclopedia of 20th century weapons and warfare'' edited by Bernard Fitzsimons. Originally published 1967-1969 by Purnell & Sons Limited. Other editions to 1978. In 24 editions, arranged alphabetically. Includes WW2. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22The+Illustrated+encyclopedia+of+20th+century+weapons+and+warfare%22%29&sort=-publicdate Broken range of editions] Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Volume 24 contains an [https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc24fitz/page/2627/mode/2up Index] for the whole series.
:''History of the Second World War'', Volumes 1-8, Publisher Purnells is available on the pay website ''Forces War Records'' in the category [https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/documents/search?SearchQuery=%22History+of+the+Second+World+War%22 Historic Document UK, Historical Documents Library], category Magazine.
*''The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War II : an objective, chronological, and comprehensive history of the Second World War 1985''. In 12 Volumes.
:Volume 1 not available online, [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis02baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.2 1940-1941],[https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis03baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.3 1941-1942], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis04baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.4 1942-1943], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis05baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.5 1943-1944], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis06baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.6 1944],[https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis07baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.7 1944], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis08baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.8 1944-1945], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis09baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.9 1944-1945], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis10baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.10 1945-1946],[https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis11baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.11 1939-1946], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis12baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.12 Biliography and Index] Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
:[https://archive.org/details/winstonchurchill0000keeg/page/n5/mode/2up ''Winston Churchill''] by John Keegan 2007 edition, first published 2002. A book in the series ''Penguin Lives''. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
:[https://archive.org/details/winstonswarchurc00hast_0/page/n7 ''Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945''] by Max Hastings 2010. Archive.org Lending Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.523806/page/n7/mode/2up ''The Second World War, 1939-45; a Strategical and Tactical History''] by Major- General J F C Fuller 1948 Archive.org.[https://archive.org/details/secondworldwar190000majo/page/n5/mode/2up 3rd edition 1968 reprint] Archive.org Texts to Borrow. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._F._C._Fuller J. F. C. Fuller] Wikipedia
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.276895/page/n1/mode/2up ''The Pattern Of War''] by Lieut. General Sir Francis Tucker 1948 Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/historyofsecondw00lidd ''History of the Second World War''] by B. H. Liddell Hart 1971 Archive.org Lending Library. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._H._Liddell_Hart B. H. Liddell Hart] Wikipedia.
