World War III: What Ifs? At the end of World War II, two superpowers emerged from the confl ict: the United States and the Soviet Union. In the decades that followed, these two superpowers faced off in what became known as the Cold War. This issue analyzes the military aspects of that long struggle between the two powers. The approach is to analyze where World War III might have started and been fought in each of the decades between 1945 and 1991. The chapters include original maps, orders of battle, and photographs. It is written to be of value to newcomers as well as those who consider themselves experts. The prose is clear and free of jargon, but rich in detail and analysis. This issue includes a map poster.

Red Tide South - A Potential Soviet Attack on Italy: A number of factors raised the potential for World War III in the early 1980s. While the main Soviet threat was aimed at Germany, danger also lurked in southern Europe and the Mediterranean.

Rats of Tobruk - Thorn in Rommel’s Side: With Rommel's Afrikakorps driving toward Egypt in April 1941, the reinforced Australian 9th Division holed up in Tobruk to block the Axis supply line. The result was an epic eight-month siege.

Axis of Evil is an operational-strategic level two-player wargame covering a struggle between the Russian-led Eurasian Union and a Coalition of opposing states to gain control of the Middle East, from Iran to Syria and the Persian Gulf. Possible combatants include Russia, various Middle Eastern states, China, Iran, and the Persian Gulf countries.

Axis of Evil - Conflict in the Persian Gulf: Iran's continued influence in the Middle East raises the possibility of a renewed conflict in the Persian Gulf with the United States and its Western-backed Allies.