The Wargames Illustrated team dig through The Vault to find exciting articles from previous issues. With over 400 issues in The Vault you might be at a loss for where to start browsing - there are literally thousands of articles available and that's rather overwhelming. Well, fear not, each month we count back and take in the nostalgia of issues from years gone. Hopefully, you’ll be inspired to dive into some of the articles we highlight. This month’s issue is June 2021 so let’s start our journey through time and space by rewinding the clock five years. June 2016 – Wi344 The word TANKS is in big letters on the cover and Jim Graham starts things off with a look at some famous battles where tanks played a major part. He starts with the Great War, then moves to WWII, before delving into a far less global conflict - the Yom Kippur War. Some great advice on getting into the character of your chosen army here - Jim advises the IDF player to exhibit "the cavalier arrogance of a 19th Century Hussar with contempt for anything on foot." Elsewhere, we were rather surprised to discover an article on Chevauchée in this issue. Five years on, in our current issue Wi402, we've got an article on Chevauchée. Crikey! We didn't plan this at all. Ain't life strange? Salute 2016 gets some coverage and - as always - there are all manner of superb looking games to take in. We're finally getting excited about Salute again - the show is due to happen on November 13 2021. It'll be amazing to get back to it and see you all again! June 2006 – Wi224 Fifteen years ago Bob Pollard started things off with a look at the battle of Maida. This battle is interesting because the terrain that the French and British fought over was gaming table flat. This makes it a great fit for your own tabletop gaming and with mostly infantry on both sides it brings its own special tactical challenges. Chris Peers goes to China in his article Son of Heaven, presenting a campaign system for use in the warring states of ancient China. The use of chance cards, drawn from a standard deck of playing cards, adds some variables and unpredictability to proceedings. If that's not unpredictable enough for you, why not read Chris' other article in this issue - Submarine Safari. He takes his gaming underwater in this very odd offering. June 2001 – Wi165 Back two decades and while the layout of Wi looks a little less refined there's still some good reading to be had in the pages here. It's interesting to go through Jeff
