Barbarossa Through Soviet Eyes: The First Twenty-Four Hours, Artem Drabkin, Alexei Isaev, Christopher Summerville.

Barbarossa Through Soviet Eyes: The First Twenty-Four Hours, Artem Drabkin, Alexei Isaev, Christopher Summerville.

Uses eyewitness accounts to describe the impact of the first twenty-four hours of the German invasion in the Soviet Union. Mostly covered the army and air force, but also has good sections on the navy and on the impact of the news well behind the front lines.
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Teddy Suhren, Ace of Aces, Teddy Suhren and Fritz Brustat-Naval.

Teddy Suhren, Ace of Aces, Teddy Suhren and Fritz Brustat-Naval.

The memoirs of one of the most successful U-boat commanders of the Second World War, covering his early training, his time at sea, where he was one of the most successful U-boat aces, and the final years of his wartime career, when he was given a series of shore commands in a deliberate attempt by his superiors to make sure he survived.
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Ancient History Vol V Issue 2: Swords around the throne: Bodyguards of kings and emperors.

Ancient History Vol V Issue 2: Swords around the throne: Bodyguards of kings and emperors.
Focuses on royal bodyguards, from the biblical guards of King David, to possible guards for the kings of Sparta, the guards of Alexander the Great and his successors in Egypt and on to the Praetorian Guard. .
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Ancient History Magazine Vol V Issue 6: Clad in gold and silver: Elite units of the Hellenistic Era

Ancient History Magazine Vol V Issue 6: Clad in gold and silver: Elite units of the Hellenistic Era.
Five articles examining elite troops in the successor states to the empire of Alexander the Great, the reign of Mithridates VI of Pontus, as well as a look at a depiction of Trajan, and a possible Roman siege at Burnswark in southern Scotland.
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Morane-Saulnier M.S.232

The Morane-Saulnier M.S.232 was an experimental version of the M.S.230 intermediate trainer that was powered by a 200hp Clerget 9Ca diesel engine

Morane-Saulnier M.S.231

The Morane-Saulnier M.S.231 was the designation given to six M.S.230 intermediate trainers that were powered by 240hp Lorraine 7Mb engines

Morane-Saulnier M.S.230

The Morane-Saulnier M.S.230 was the most important French intermediate training aircraft of the interwar period, and was a two-seat swept-back parasol wing trainer.

Morane-Saulnier M.S.229

The Morane-Saulnier M.S.229 was a version of the M.S.230 two-seat intermediate trainer that was produced for Switzerland during 1931.

Cruiser Tank Mk VI Crusader (A15)

The Cruiser Tank Mk VI Crusader (A15) was the main British-built tank used in the Western Desert from 1941 until late in 1942. It earned a justified reputation for being unreliable, and was eventually replaced by the American M3s and M4s.

Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Cavalier (A24)

The Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Cavalier (A24) was a heavy cruiser tank based on the Crusader but with thicker armour and a 6pdr gun.