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*Allen, Charles
''Duel In the Snows: The True Story of the Younghusband Mission to Lhasa'' by Charles Allen (2004)
* Bennett, Mary
''Who was Dr Jackson? : two Calcutta families, 1830-55''.
London: BACSA, 2002
====Directories and Journals====
* ''The Asiatic annual register, or, A view of the history of Hindustan, and of the politics, commerce and literature of Asia''. [Online version] London: Cadell & Davies, 1799-1811
In addition to standard information, these include many items about shipping, including ships hired for the season, and loss of ships.
All editions are fully available at Google Books. See [[Directories_online#Asiatic_Annual_Register|our index to volumes]].
*''The Oriental magazine, and Calcutta review'' [Online version] 1823
Available to view or download on Google Books: [http://books.google.com/books?id=0hkoAAAAYAAJ Volume 1, Jan-June 1823] [http://books.google.com/books?id=HRooAAAAYAAJ Volume 2, July-December 1823]
* ''The Oriental herald and colonial review'' / edited by James Silk Buckingham. [Online version] London: Sandford Arnot
Available to view or download on Google Books. See [[Directories_online#Oriental_Herald_and_Colonial_Review|our index to volumes]].
* ''The Calcutta monthly register''. [Online version] Vol 1, November 1790.
This is one of a number of directories from the late 1700’s available on the website [http://www.gale.cengage.com/DigitalCollections/products/ecco/index.htm Eighteenth Century Collections Online] (ECCO - a part of Gale Digital Collections).The access is restricted to library card holders (usually residents) of participating libraries, including the National Libraries of [http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/er/index.html Scotland], [http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=otherresourcesa-z Wales], [http://www.nli.ie/en/eresources.aspx Ireland], [http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/list/licenced/e Australia], [http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/athome.cfm State Library of NSW], and many Universities.
Most of the original books are in the British Library. ECCO may also be accessed from the British Library Reading Rooms.
* ''The Oriental magazine; or, Calcutta amusement''. [Online version] 1785.
These is one of a number of directories from the late 1700’s available on the website [http://www.gale.cengage.com/DigitalCollections/products/ecco/index.htm Eighteenth Century Collections Online] (ECCO- A part of Gale Digital Collections).The access is restricted to library card holders (usually residents) of participating libraries, including the National Libraries of [http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/online/er/index.html Scotland], [http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=otherresourcesa-z Wales], [http://www.nli.ie/en/eresources.aspx Ireland], [http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/list/licenced/e Australia], [http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/athome.cfm State Library of NSW], and many Universities.
Most of the original books are in the British Library. ECCO may also be accessed from the British Library Reading Rooms.
*''The History of the British Empire in India'' by George Robert Gleig [http://books.google.com/books?id=05ADAAAAQAAJ Volume 1], pub. 1830, [http://books.google.com/books?id=61YOAAAAQAAJ Volume 2], pub. 1835, [http://books.google.com/books?id=HFcOAAAAQAAJ Volume 3], pub. 1835, [http://books.google.com/books?id=_5ADAAAAQAAJ Volume 4], pub. 1835
*''Chapters of the Modern History of British India'' by Edward Thornton 1840 [http://books.google.com/books?id=nzhYz6Et_VAC Google Books ]
*''Political and Military Events in British India: From the Years 1756 to 1849'' by William Hough 1853 .Volume 1 (to 1814) and Volume 2 (1814-1849) are in the same link; index for Volume 2 is at page 371 (following on from Volume 1), then Volume 2 page numbers recommence from page 1. [http://books.google.com/books?id=CI0cAAAAMAAJ Google Books]
* Grey, C.
''European Adventurers Of Northern India 1785 to 1849'' by C. Grey first published in 1929 and reprinted by the Languages Department, Punjab, Patiala, in 1970, contains biographical sketches of over one hundred Europeans who came to or served in the Punjab during Sikh times. Available as [http://books.google.com/books?id=S8AN0-cO-RYC Limited View Google Books] [http://books.google.com/books?id=S8AN0-cO-RYC&pg=PT54 Index] [http://books.google.com/books?id=S8AN0-cO-RYC&pg=PT52 Bibliography]
*[http://www.papertigers.org/reviews/China/asianReview/PickUp.html ''Pick up your Parrots and Monkeys: The Life of a Boy Soldier in India''] by William Pennington 2003. [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pick-your-Parrots-Monkeys-Paperbacks/dp/0753817837#reader_0753817837 amazon.co.uk.]
*[http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/29520-its-in-the-indian-dna-to-be-organised.html Details] of the book ''Delhi Durbar 1911, The Complete Story'' by Sunil Raman and Lt Col Rohit Agarwal, Roli Books 2011. The Pioneer Wednesday, 21 December 2011
* Bhasin Raaja'' Simla - the summer capital of British India.'' Reprinted Rupa and Co 2011. [http://www.deccanherald.com/content/180162/glimpses-simla.html Review] in Deccan Herald ===Military History === *[http://www.thefirstanglosikhwar.com/ The First Anglo Sikh War: The Campaign and Battlefield Guide]. [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=7231 Post] by Mark Simner, Administrator of the Victorian Wars Forum regarding the book ''The First Anglo-Sikh War'' by Amarpal S. Sidhu. "This is an excellent book and deserves a rare five out of five star rating which is well earned!" The book includes new scale battlefields maps and GPS Co-ordinates. Available through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1848689837 FIBIS Shop]. Also available at the [[British Library]] ====Regimental historiesArchitecture====
*Moreman, Tim ''The NW Frontier of India'' - The Army in India and the Development of Frontier Warfare, 1939-1947 (London: Palgrave/Macmillan, 1998)====Military History ====
*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/history-of-the-guides-1846-1922.html ''History Of The Guides 1846-1922''] originally published 1938, which is available as a reprint. *[http://www.naval-military-press.com/history-of-the-guides-1922-1947.html ''History Of The Guides 1922-1947''] by Lieut. General Sir George McMunn originally published 1950, which is available as reprint.====Railway Interest====
*Cloughley Brian [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1846830621 ''Trumpeters: The Story of the Royal Artillery's Boy Trumpeters''] Woodfield Publishing Ltd 2008(UK), includes training and military service in India
*Allen, Charles''The Buddha and the Sahibs'' (2002). A review by William Dalrymple, author of the ''White Mughals'', in the [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2002/sep/28/featuresreviews.guardianreview4 Guardian], states “As Charles Allen shows in his book, under Sir William Jones, the Asiatic Society of Bengal became the scholarly nerve centre that brought together all the different amateur enthusiasts busily working at uncovering the deepest roots of India's lost pre-Islamic history. In the society's Calcutta premises were collated reports sent in from a huge range of eccentric figures working away at translating Buddhist scrolls or ancient rock inscriptions, Gandharan coins or Tibetan mythologies, far separated from each other in remote outposts between the highest peaks of the Himalayas in Tibet and Nepal, through the arid plains of the Deccan to the thickest jungles of 18th-century Burma and Ceylon.” Also reviewed in the [http://www.spectator.co.uk/books/20265/light-from-eastern-windows.thtml Spectator] and available from [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Buddha-Sahibs-Discovered-Indias-Religion/dp/0719554284/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qidReferences =1260482001&sr=8-1 Amazon.co.uk]. *Bevan, Amanda (2006)576 pages. ''Tracing your Ancestors in The National Archives'' is stated by [[The National Archives]] to be the only exhaustive guide to TNA’s holdings. It is to be noted that Chapter 8 details 'Births, marriages and deaths of Britons overseas or in the armed services' *Broadbent James, Rickard Suzanne and Steven Margaret[http:<references //www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/30/1054177716867.html Review by William Dalrymple of the book ''India, China, Australia: Trade and Society 1788-1850''] by James Broadbent, Suzanne Rickard and Margaret Steven 2003 *Spencer, William (2008)''Army Records: A Guide for Family Historians''. Mainly about records in the [[The National Archives|TNA]] and the India Office at the [[British Library]]. Contains chapters '[[Royal Artillery]]' and 'The [[British Army]] in India' and the '[[Indian Army]]'. * Thomas, Noel (Editor)''Footprints on the Track, Anglo-Indian Railway Memories'' (published by Anglo-Link 2013). For information about this book see [http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/of-the-railways-and-the-lives-inextricably-linked-to-it/article5211159.ece "Of the Railways and the lives inextricably linked to it"] October 8, 2013 ''The Hindu Chennai'' (Madras). *Turnbull AlexanderA book has been written called Walers : Australian Horses Abroad by Yarwood, A. T. (Alexander Turnbull), 1927-2002. Melbourne University Press at the Miegunyah Press, 1989.: ISBN: 0522843859 Search for a Library in Australia which has this book. >
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