Below are a number of sources that have been consulted but it may not be not a complete list. As I continue to research areas, I hope to locate additional sources. This is the list for all of the articles in the Russian Expansion series not just for this article. Because of limited space, I tend to rarely use endnotes (due to lack of space and cost to print) which is a valid criticism. I do not try to act as an imminent scholar. Nor do I intend to make any astounding revelations. Most of the material is a compilation of data from various sources and is offered as an aid to the researcher, provide additional areas for historical simulations and to inspire the serious researcher to conduct further studies.

Peter Abbott, Persia/ Iran: Unknown Armies”, Raider Publishing, 1989.
Michael Calvert and Peter Young, “A Dictionary of Battles: 1715-1815”, Mayflower Books, New York, 1979. A concise listing of numerous battles with a brief description.
Alex De Jonge, “Fire and Water”, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, New York, 1979.
Ian Drury, “The Russo-Turkish War, 1877”, Men At Arms series #277, Osprey Publishing, London, 1994. Covers both armies of the war.
Edwin Emerson, Jr., “A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year By Year”, 3 volumes, Collier Publishing, New York, 1902.
Alan Fisher, “The Annexation of the Crimea, 1772-1783”, Cambridge University Press, 1970. Outstanding work on one of the first major foes faced by the Russians.
Pierce G. Fredericks, “The Sepoy and the Cossack”, The New American Library, New York, 1971. Covers the rivalry between Russia and Britain over India during the 1800s.
Gregory Freeze, “Russia: A History”, Oxford Press, UK, 1997. A general history.
Mikhael Gorelik, “Warriors of Eurasia: From the 8th century BC to the 17th century AD”, Montvert Publications, Stockport UK, 1995. The last few chapters mention some of the enemies faced by the Russians in their Eastward movement.
Rene’ Grousset, “The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia”, Rutgers University Press, 1970. Though most of the work covers earlier eras, the last few chapters provide information on some of the enemies faced by the Russians in Central Asia.
Philip Haythornthwaite, “The Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1) and (2)”, Men at Arms series #185 and #189, Osprey Publishing, London, 1987. Covers the Russian army for the wars against Persia and Turkey of that era.
Ian Heath, “Armies of the 19th Century: Central Asia”, Foundry Books, UK, 1998. Contains composite data of the local Central Asian armies, uniforms and equipment.
Erik Hildinger, Warriors of the Steppes: 500 BC to 1700AD”, Da Capo Press, 1997
Peter Hopkirk, “The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia”, Kodansha Publishing, New York, 1992. Data on the activities of Russia and Britain during the 1800’s is the focus of the work.
David R Jones, “The Military-Naval Encyclopedia of Russia and the Soviet Union”, Academic International Press, 1978. A superb multi-volume set packed with detailed data on the operations of Russian forces including organization, tactics and personalities.
Angus Konstam, “Peter The Great’s Army (1): Infantry, Men At Arms Series #260 & #264 Cavalry (2), Osprey Publishing, London, 1993. Russian Army of the early 1700s.
Angus Konstam, “Russian Army of the Seven years War (1) & (2), Men At Arms Series #297 & #298, Osprey Publishing, London, 1996. Russian Army of the mid-1700s.
John Le Donne, “Russian Empire and World History”
Joyce Milton, “Frontiers of Europe: Russia of the Czars”, HBJ Press, 1980.
David Nicolle, “Armies of the Ottoman Turks (1300-1774)” (MAA140) and “Armies of the Ottoman Empire (1775 – 1820)” (MAA314), Men at Arms series, Osprey Publishing, London, 1998. Provides details about the Ottoman forces of these eras.
Alan Palmer, “The Decline and Fall of The Ottoman Empire”, Barnes & Noble, 1992.
Donald Quathert, “The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922”.

Magazine Articles.

The Dracoman was a short lived magazine devoted to the Ottoman Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. It also contained articles on the Turks prior to the Napoleonic era. It was published by William Johnson.
Charles Eckart, “Russia in Turkestan”, Savage & Soldier, v14-#2.
Paul Hinson, “In the Steppe of Central Asia”, Savage & Soldier, v22-#3 and #4.
Allan Zygier, “Logistics of the 1873 Khiva Campaign”, Savage & Soldier, v8-#3.

Russia's Manifest Destiny 19th Century Expansion

Introduction
Russian Campaigns During Their Southern and Eastward Expansion: Including Events of their Siberian Advance
Russia’s Oriental Gamble: Notes on the Push to the Pacific
Russia’s Taming of the East: Operations Against the Khanates of Central Asia
Chronology of the Russian Campaigns into Central Asia 1839-1884
Sources
Miniature Castings For the Various Russian Wars