Derek Law's Bibliography

Category: Indian Armed Forces

Name:	Indian Armed Forces
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Documents: 10

3455	India at War. 32p., illus. [London(?): n.p., c.1943]. There are only three well-illustrated pages on the Royal Indian Navy in this pamphlet, which is, however, included because of the paucity of information on that neglected service.	view
3456	Little Ships War: A Tribute to the Coastal Forces of India's Fighting Navy. 17p., plus note of gallantry awards tipped in. [Calcutta?: n.p.], 1944. Published as a supplement to the RIN Log, this is a tribute to the MLs of the Arakan Coastal Forces.	view
3458	GOULDEN, O. A. From Trombay to Changi's a Helluva Way. 229, [106]p., bibliog., illus., index. Andover: Arakan Coastal Forces Reunion Committee, 1987. Fairmiles and MTBs constituted the only naval ships in the Bay of Bengal at the end of 1942 and took part in every major landing and operation until they were amongst the first ships into Singapore in 1945.	view
3459	GOULDEN, O. A. The 13th and 14th Fairmile Flotillas in Burma. 1–76, [14], 77–168, 10, 12, 23p., illus. Andover: [author], 1989. A mixture of history, anecdote, biographies, and reminiscences.	view
3460	HASTINGS, D. J. Bombay Buccaneers. x, 257p., bibliog., illus. London: BACSA, 1986. Three dozen short reminiscences cover all branches of the RIN and are especially strong on the support services.	view
3461	HASTINGS, D. J. The Royal Indian Navy, 1612–1950. x, 371p., bibliog., illus., index. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1988. ISBN: 0899502768. Despite the title, the vast bulk of the book is devoted to WWII, making this the most accessible if not the best written record of the RINs notable contribution to the war.	view
3462	SPURR, Russell. Let the Tiger Turn Tail: Spurr's War. 203p., illus. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1992. ISBN: 185158479X. The rather picaresque adventures of a ne'er-do-well who gravitated from the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders to the Indian Army and thence to RIN Coastal Forces. He found an enjoyable role as an official photographer with the RIN and saw action on the field and in bed as the Japanese-conquered areas were liberated.	view
3463	STREATFIELD-JAMES, E. C. In the Wake: The Birth of the Indian and Pakistan Navies. 224p., illus. Edinburgh: Skilton, 1983. ISBN: 0284985805. Really an autobiography covering the author's service in the RIN from 1921 to 1948. During the war he created and commanded the Cochin Local Defence Flotilla, was Sea Transport Officer Bombay, then held more senior shore-based appointments.	view
3457	COLLINS, D. J. E. The Royal Indian Navy 1939–45 (Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War). xxiv, 385p., illus., index. Agra: Combined Inter-Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan), 1964. The Indian Navy made a wider and larger contribution in several theatres than is often recognised. An excellent work.	view
5018	JOHNSON, Odakkal. Timeless Wake: The Legacy of the Royal Indian Navy During World War II (MHS Publication 17). xi, 350p., illus., index. Mumbai: Maritime History Society, 2013. ISBN: 9788190810869. A helpfully up to date and comprehensive account of the world-wide involvement of the RIN in WW2. An excellent addition to the literature.	view