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Historical books online
* ''Eastern Epic Volume I'' 1951. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.113944 Archive.org version]. Full title: ''Eastern Epic Volume I September 1939 - March 1943 Defence'' by Sir Compton Mackenzie. "The story of India's efforts during the war" Includes the activities of Indian forces in the various theatres-North Africa, the Near East and Southeast Asia. Volume I appears to have been the only volume published.
* ''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.
*[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/kohima0000swin/page/n5 ''Kohima''] by Arthur Swinson 1966 Archive.org Lending Library. 1944 Battle.
* ''A Roll of Honour: the Story of the Indian Army'' by Major General J. G. Elliott. Full title appears to be ''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].
: 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.
:[United States Army] [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015032213020?urlappend=%3Bseq=3 ''The Medical Department : Medical Service in the European Theater of Operations''] by Graham A. Cosmas and Albert E. Cowdrey 1992 Hathi Trust Digital Library. Part of the series ''The Technical Services'' [of the United States Army]
:[United States Army] [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015041985246?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 ''The Medical Department : Medical Service in the War Against Japan''] by Mary Ellen Condon-Rall and Albert E. Cowdrey. 1998. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Part of the series ''The Technical Services'' [of the United States Army]. Includes Burma.
*[https://archive.org/details/ImphalFlowerOnLoftyHeights ''Imphal: A Flower On Lofty Heights''] by Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Evans and Antony Brett-James 1962 Archive.org
*''Trek Back From Burma'' by W G Burchett, first published c 1943. Two different files to [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.102827 Archive.org version A]; [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.175474 Archive.org version B]. The author was a journalist initially covered the Sino-Japanese War . Early in 1942 he covered the rout of British forces in Burma then from June travelled extensively through Kuomintang-controlled China and eventually returned to India through Burma.
* ''Chungking Diary'' by D F Karaka. 1942. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.527961 Archive.org version]
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