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Indian Army
===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)six volumes see below.-[v.2] '*'The retreat from Burma, 1941-42''.-[v.3] ''Arakan operations, 1942-45''.-[v.4,5] ''Reconquest of Burma, 1942-45''.-[v.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: eight volumes [v] ''The Royal Indian Navy 1939-1945''. [v] ''History of the Indian Air Force, 1933-45''. [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 War Economy: Supply, Industry & Finance''. [v] ''India and the War''.*''Medical 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 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 ''The Arakan Operations 1942-1945''] by Lieut-Colonel N N Madan 1954. Archive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection.:**''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.:**''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]:*Series: ''Campaigns in the Western Theatre'':** ''The North African Campaign 1940-1943'' 1956. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111420 Archive.org version].:**''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/aclcpl00000222 ''East African Campaign 1940-41''] by Bisheshwar Prasad 1963. Archive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection. [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/aclcpl00000224 ''The Royal Indian Navy 1939-45''] by Instructor Lieutenant D.J.E. Collins, B.A.L.T. Indian Navy. 1964. Archive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/RIN/index.html HyperWar transcribed version]. ibiblio.org/hyperwar:**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000053/mode/2up ''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]. :** ''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]:**''Defence of India Policy and Plans'' published 1957. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111564 Archive.org version]. :**''Indian War Economy Supply Industry And Finance'' 1962 [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111422 Archive.org version]. :*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/aclcpl0000062/page/n1/mode/2up 3rd file], uploaded to Archive.org 2021/07. 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]:**''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/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].:'''Restricted access''' Hathi Trust Digital Library, probably only available through a University or similar: [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000805724 ''India and the War''], [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001620866 ''Expansion of the Armed Forces and Defense Organization, 1939-45'']
* ''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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