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* Duckers, Peter
''The British -Indian Army, 1860-1914''.Princes Risborough: Shire, 2003 (Shire album; 213412)
This useful, well-illustrated little book provides an introduction to the institution, uniforms, arms and services of the Indian Army from its formation in 1860 until the advent of WW1.
"Philip Mason (1906-99) was for 40 years an Indian Civil Servant. On his retirement he wrote some excellent books on India. One was ''A Matter of Honour'' which traces the history of the Indian Army from its origins under the East India Company through to Independence in 1947. All the main campaigns of the Indian Army and of course the disintegration of the Bengal Army in the Mutiny and its later painful reconstruction are chronicled.
A major theme is how you instil instill loyalty in what can be seen effectively as an army of occupation. The answer according to Mason is only by the highest standards of military conduct.
If your ancestors were in the Indian Army, whether under the East India Company or later, this book is highly recommended". (Richard Morgan, 2008)
