This month's book vote sees five New Vanguard titles battling for your support. Read the full descriptions and have your say by filling out the form below. Plus, check out the results of last month's Men-at-Arms vote.

Heavy Weapons of the Modern Polish Army

Fuso-class Battleships

The Patriot Missile System

Soviet Destroyers of the Cold War

Royal Navy Monitors of World War I

Heavy Weapons of the Modern Polish Army

Poland is already among the most powerful armies in Europe, and with a major rearmament programme under way its Land Forces are being expanded and thoroughly reequipped to meet the Russian threat. This book would examine the Land Forces’ modernization programme, reorganization, and the equipment that will dominate the new European frontline. New Polish types include modern infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled artillery, while imported designs include hundreds of South Korean K2 Black Panther tanks and American M1A2s and HIMARs.

Fuso-class Battleships

Fuso and Yamashiro were the Imperial Japanese Navy’s second pair of dreadnoughts, built early in World War I and forming an important part of the IJN’s battlefleet development. Although heavily modernized during the 1930s, they were among Japan’s less powerful battleships by World War II, and in the early war were used in secondary roles. However, by 1944 Japan’s more modern battlefleet had been heavily attrited, and both Fuso-class ships fought at Leyte Gulf and were sunk in history’s last battleship-vs-battleship action, the battle of Surigao Strait.

The Patriot Missile System

The US Army’s primary high- to medium-altitude air defence system since the 1980s, the Patriot system first gained fame in the Gulf War, having been rushed into action to defend Israel and Saudi Arabia against Scud missile strikes. While their success in 1991 is disputed, Patriot was effective both against aircraft and missiles by the time of the 2003 Iraq War. It is still a vital part of Western air defences, exported around the world, and has proved its capabilities and importance in both the Middle East and in Ukraine.

Soviet Destroyers of the Cold War

The USSR’s destroyers were at the forefront of the Cold War at sea, built in large numbers for the Soviet Navy and exported to allies. The classes included ships optimised for anti-aircraft warfare as well as types built for surface warfare. Drawing on Russian sources, this would be the first book in English to study their designs, technology and history.

Royal Navy Monitors of World War I

With the World War I front lines in Belgium within range of large-calibre naval guns, the Royal Navy sought economical warships to deliver heavy fire support to the army. The Humber-class had originally been ordered for the Brazilian Navy and intended for service on the Amazon, but in 1914 they were bought and taken into service. These were followed by a further seven classes over the next four years, often opportunistic designs to employ surplus battleship guns or turrets. This book would examine the ships, roles, and their service history – mostly routine but vital work off the occupied Belgian coast, but also venturing as far afield as East Africa.

Last month, we asked what you would like to see published in our Men-at-Arms series. Thank you to everyone who voted and provided feedback. Here are the results: 

The Armed Forces of Iran since 1988 - 15%

NATO Armies since 1991 (1): Northern Europe and North America - 18%

Armies of the Crimean War (1): France - 37%

The Hitlerjugend 1926–45 - 16%

Air Forces of the Korean War 1950–53 - 14%