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*[https://archive.org/details/pathsofglory00cobb/page/n3 ''Paths of Glory''] A Novel by Humphrey Cobb, 1987 edition, originally published 1935 . Archive.org Lending Library. With an [https://archive.org/details/pathsofglory00cobb/page/266 Afterword] by Stephen E Tabachnick. The story was suggested by actual events. A film version by Stanley Kubrick was produced in 1957.
*A novel: ''Across The Black Waters'' by Mulk Raj Anand. Reprint edition, possibly 1955, originally published 1940. Previously available Digital Library of India (handle/2015/503004), possibly may become available in the future. A novel about Indian (Punjabi) soldiers who have crossed the black waters, against all the advice of their forefathers that calamity would befall anyone who went overseas, to join the British and their allies on the Western Front. The author was born in Peshawar in 1905, so was too young for first-hand experience of the war, but the book has a very authentic feel, suggesting that he not only did his research in books but also listened to the stories of older men who came back. He grew up in military cantonments, according to the introduction.<ref> Liz in Eastbourne. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/236997-across-the-black-water-by-mulk-raj-anand/ Across the Black Waters by Mulk Raj Anand] ''Great War Forum'' 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018.</ref> [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000806/spectrum/books.htm#5 Review] by Randeep Wadehra, August 6, 2000 ''The Tribune''
*[https://archive.org/details/threecheersforme0000jack/page/n5 ''Three Cheers for Me: The Journals of Bartholomew Bandy Volume One''] by Donald Jack. Revised edition 1973, original version 1962.
:[https://archive.org/details/itsmeagain00jack ''It’s Me Again: The Journals of Bartholomew Bandy Volume Three''] by Donald Jack 1975. Both Archive.org Lending Library.
: Volumes One and Three in the series ''The Bandy Papers'', or ''The Journals of Bartholomew Bandy''. A series of novels chronicling the exploits of a World War I fighter ace Bartholomew Wolfe Bandy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bandy_Papers The Bandy Papers] Wikipedia. “The books are noted for their humour and word play, as well as technical and historic accuracy.” [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/donald-jack-3/its-me-again-the-journals-of-bartholomew-bandy-/ Review of Volume Three], the final volume set in the WW1 period, Volume Two being ''That's Me in the Middle''.
*A novel: [https://archive.org/details/ravilancersnovel00mast ''The Ravi Lancers''] by [[John Masters]] 1972. Internet Archive (Archive.org) Lending Library. (Only one person at a time is able to borrow, so you may need to wait for the book to be returned. First you must [https://archive.org/details/lendinglibrary&tab=about register]) . An Indian cavalry regiment is sent to France at the outbreak of the First World War.
*A novel: [https://archive.org/details/hirasinghwhenind00mund ''Hira Singh: When India Came to Fight in Flanders''] by Talbot Mundy. Archive.org. Published in Britain as ''Hira Singh's Tale: When India Came to Fight in Flanders''. Serialized in ''Adventure'' magazine, October 18 - December 3, 1917. Published in book form 1918. A fictional account of a cavalry regiment taken prisoners of war by the Germans.
