Books
Beyond Perkins
Many readers will be familiar with the outstanding REGIMENTS - Regiments and Corps of the British Empire and Commonwealth 1758-1993 - A Critical Bibliography and their Published Histories (ISBN 0 9506429 3 2). Edited and published by our former member Roger Perkins, the book drew on the reporting of nearly two hundred people, contains some 2,000 entries, each having a technical description of the book's construction and bibliographic features, a narrative description of its contents, and a group of footnote symbols to denote its rarity and value as a research tool, and the name of at least one major library where it can be found. It was arranged in geographical sections with a large section (174 pages) devoted to the Indian subcontinent.
Since its publication in 1994 there have been a number of new regimental histories published, both in India and Pakistan. With the full agreement of Roger Perkins this section seeks to identify and report on those new histories, following wherever possible the format of REGIMENTS. This will be a continuing project with new titles added on a regular basis as they are brought to our notice. Members of the Society, as well as other users of this site, are invited to forward details of such books.
Books writen by members of IMHS
- Cliff Parrett and Rana Chhina
INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT - Historical Records 1837-1947. Volume One 1837-1860
ISBN 978-1-905968-04-6
916pp., illus., appendices, notes, index, folding map in rear pocket, slipcase. £145.
- Cliff Parrett and Rana Chhina
INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT - Historical Records 1837-1947. Volume Two - Military Division 1861-1911; Volume Three - Civil Division 1902-1947
ISBN 978-1-9996737-0-3
Volume Two 844pp., Volume Three 110pp., illus., appendices, notes, index, slipcase. £175.
- Tim Ash MBE
THEY GAVE US EACH A MEDAL - The Collected Works of Captain Tim Ash, MBE
ISBN 978-1-905968-05-3
406pp., illus., folding map in rear pocket, slipcase. £75 plus postage.
- Alan Harfield and John Tamplin
THE AUXILIARY FORCE INDIA and its predecessors - Alan Harfield - with the Medal Roll of the Volunteer Long Service Medal (India) - John Tamplin
ISBN 978-1-905968-11-4
728pp., illus., maps, bibliography, index, slipcase. £120 plus postage.
- Simon Doherty and Tom Donovan
THE INDIAN CORPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT - A Handbook and Battlefield Guide
ISBN 978-1-905968-09-1
194pp., illus., maps, bibliography, index. Hardcopy out of print. Paperback £20 plus postage.
- Tom Donovan
IN MEMORIAM - A Bibliography of Personal Memorial Volumes of The Great War 1914-1918
ISBN 978-1-905968-03-9
390pp., illus., index. £75 plus postage.
- Narinder Singh Dhesi
SIKH SOLDIER
Volume 1 - Battle Honours ISBN 1-845748-91-3. £11.95
Volume 2 - Gallantry Awards ISBN 1-845749-05-7. £14.95
Volume 3 - Policing the Empire ISBN 978-1-78151-985-1. £16.00
Volume 4 - Warriors and Generals ISBN 978-1-78331-023-4. £14.50
Volume 5 - At War! ISBN 978-1-78331-126-2. £14.50
- Rana T.S. Chhina
THE EAGLE STRIKES - The Royal Indian Air Force at War 1932-1950
(2006) ISBN 81-903591-0-X
340pp., illus., maps, appendices, index.
THE INDIAN ARMY - An illustrated overview
(2007) ISBN 978-81-902097-6-2
255pp., illus.
LAST POST - Indian War Memorials Around the World
(2014) ISBN 978-81-902097-9-3.
230pp., illus., appendices.
INDIA AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1918
(2014) ISBN 978-81-93-84695-00-2.
145pp., illus.
LES HINDOUS - The Indian Army on the Western Front 1914-1919
(2016) ISBN 978-93-84695-11-8.
pp148., illus.
FOR THE HONOUR OF INDIA: A History of Indian Peacekeeping
Nambiar, Lt Gen Satish with Dr Chandar Sundaram and Rana T.S. Chhina (ed)
(2009)
- Other books by Rana T.S. Chhina not published by USII
The Indian Air Force Memorial Book
(1996) New Delhi: Air Headquarters.
The Indian Distinguished Service Medal
(2001) New Delhi: Invicta, ISBN 81-87642-00-9
359pp., illus, index, available from Secretary, IMHS £29.95 plus postage
Team 38: A History of 2 Dogra
(2008) Regimentally published
- Harry Fecitt, MBE TD
Sideshows of The Indian Army in World War I
(2017) ISBN 978-93-86457-24-0
331pp., illus., bibliography, index., INR;1,095.00
- Ashok Nath
IZZAT - Historical Records and Iconography of Indian Cavalry Regiments 1750-2007
(2009) ISBN 978-81-902097-7-9
828pp., illus., appendices, index.
£85
- Rana T.S. Chhina and Chandra Yashaswini (ed)
RIGHT OF THE LINE - The President's Bodyguard
(2015) ISBN 978-81-230-2003-7
227pp., illus., appendices.
- Edward S. Haynes and Rana T.S. Chhina
MEDALS AND DECORATIONS OF INDEPENDENT INDIA
(2008) ISBN 978-81-7304-719-0
272pp., illus., appendices, index.
INR 2750
- Richard Head and Tony McClenaghan
THE MAHARAJAS' PALTANS - A History of the Indian State Forces (1888-1948)
(2013) ISBN 978-81-7304-888-3
1081pp. (boxed set of 2 books), illus., maps, appendices, index.
INR 8500 (Set)
- Chris Kempton
The Regiments & Corps of the H.E.I.C & Indian Armies. Volunteer Forces
ISBN 978-0-85420-363-5. Softback £23.99
′Loyalty & Honour′ The Indian Army September 1939 - August 1947 (2003)
Volume I Divisions. 160pp ISBN 0-85420-223-2 Hardback ISBN 0-85420-228-7 Softback
Volume II Brigades 100pp ISBN 0-85420-233-1 Hardback ISBN 0-85420-238-6 Softback
Volume III Higher Formations, Deployments etc. ISBN 0-85420-243-0 Hardback. ISBN 0-85420-248-5 Softback
Hardback £32.99 Per Volume. Softback £19.99 Per Volume
′Duty & Fidelity′ The Indian Army August 1914 - 1922 (2009)
Part I Divisions. ISBN 0-85420-406-9 Hardback ISBN 0-85420-408-3 Softback
Part II Brigades. ISBN 0-85420-411-3 Hardback ISBN 0-85420-415-1 Softback
Part III [Section I] Deployments ISBN 0-85420-419-9 Hardback ISBN 0-85420-421-2 Softback
1921/2 Reorganisation. ITF
Part III [Section 2] Maps ISBN 0-85420-424-3 Hardback ISBN 0-85420-426-7 Softback
Volumes I - III[Section I] Hardback £32.99. Softback £19.00 Per Volume Volume III [Section II] Hardback £37.99. Softback £29.00
- Barry Renfrew
WINGS OF EMPIRE - The Forgotten Wars of the Royal Air Force, 1919-1939
ISBN 978-0-7509 6507 1
288pp., illus., notes, index.
£25
- Barry Renfrew, Margaret Renfrew, Bill Cranston
BRITISH COLONIAL BADGES - Military Insignia of the Land Forces of the Colonies, Protectorates and Dependencies
ISBN 978-0-9563175-1-3
239pp., illus., index.
£50
- Barry Renfrew
FORGOTTEN REGIMENTS - Regular and Volunteer Units of the British Far East
ISBN 978-0-9563175-0-6
246pp., illus., notes, index.
£20
- John H. Rumsby
DISCIPLINE, SYSTEM AND STYLE: The Sixteenth Lancers and British Soldiering in India 1822-1846
(2016) ISBN 978-1-909982-91-8
394pp.
£35
- Tony McClenaghan
FOR THE HONOUR OF MY HOUSE: The Contribution of the Indian Princely States to the First World War
(2019) ISBN 978-1-912390-87-8
352pp. illus., maps, index, plus two appendices placed on-line by the publisher
£35
Michael McHenry and David Kellock
BADGES OF THE EMPIRE'S WAGGONERS - The Story of the Army Service Corps and Transport Corps told through their badges and insignia
(2014) ISBN 978-0-9558767-2-1
486pp. illus., annexes, index
Chris Kempton
FORCE K6, THE INDIAN CONTINGENT: RIASC Mule Companies in France and UK 1939-1944
(2014) ISBN 978-1-5272332-9-4
£20 plus P.P. avialable from the publisher - Chris Kempton - chriskempton306@talktalk.net
- Ashok Nath
SOWARS AND SEPOYS IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
(2014) ISBN 978-91-637-7225-2
280pp.
£75 plus postage
- Colonel Denis R. Wood MBE
HISTORY OF THE 2ND KING EDWARD'S OWN GOORKHAS - Vol IV, 1948-1994
(2003) ISBN 0-9513285-1-4
616pp.
available from The Gurkha Museum shop
Other Books of Possible Interest
In this section we list other books written by non-members of the Society that might be of interest.
As with the section BEYOND PERKINS this will be a continuing project with new titles added on a regular basis as they are brought to our notice. Members of the Society, as well as other users of this site, are invited to forward details of such books.