It's the start of a new month, which can only mean one thing for the blog: a new book vote post! This October's vote looks at our Duel series, as 10 more machines of war are pitted against each other. Take a read of the options below and their brief descriptions and as always vote for your favourite! 

  DUE - Humber vs SdKfz 222: Armoured cars in North Africa 1941–3

  DUE - M41 Walker Bulldog vs T-54: Laos 1971

  DUE - British Coastal Gun vs German Coastal Gun: English Channel 1940–44                            

  DUE - Hunley vs Housatonic: Civil War submarine operations 1864

  DUE - US Coast Guard Cutter vs German Submarine: Atlantic 1941–43


Humber vs SdKfz 222: Armoured cars in North Africa 1941­–3

Highly mobile but lightly armed and armoured, armoured cars were extensively used by British and German reconnaissance forces during the back-and-forth campaigns in North Africa.

M41 Walker Bulldog vs T-54: Laos 1971

At the height of the Vietnam War the US-built M41 Walker Bulldog light tank, fielded by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, clashed with the Soviet-supplied T-54, the most powerful tank arming the North Vietnamese Army.

British Coastal Gun vs German Coastal Gun: English Channel 1940–44

The four-year duel between German and British super-heavy artillery across the English Channel saw frequent exchanges of fire between these long-range guns, which also shelled enemy shipping and other shore-based targets.

Hunley vs Housatonic: Civil War submarine operations 1864

In the first recorded sinking of a surface ship by a submarine, the Confederacy’s Hunley attacked and sank the Union’s Housatonic in Charleston harbour on February 17, 1864.

US Coast Guard Cutter vs German Submarine: Atlantic 1941–43

During a crucial period in the Battle of the Atlantic the cutters of the US Coast Guard played an important role in countering the menace to Allied shipping posed by Nazi Germany’s U-boats.

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Now it's time to reveal the results of last month's book vote. Last month's selections were possible titles in our Air Campaign series. The winner with a very respectable 33.14% was Austria 1915-18: Italy's air campaign from the Adriatic to Vienna, with second place going to Operation Black Buck 1982: Vulcans over Port Stanley with 21.21% of the vote. Thanks to everyone who cast their vote, and don't forget to have your say in this month's Book Vote. 

ACM: Austria 1915-18: Italy’s air campaign from the Adriatic to Vienna    33.14%
ACM: The Ruhr 1943: The campaign against Germany’s industrial heartland      18.61%
ACM: Operation Strangle 1943-44: Pioneering air interdiction in Italy 9.08%
ACM: Japan 1945: Carrier raids against the Home Islands                                                  17.96%
ACM: Operation Black Buck 1982: Vulcans over Port Stanley 21.21%