"The Field Armies of the East Roman Empire, 361-630" by Anthony Kaldellis and Marion Kruse is a new study that challenges the scholarship on the Notitia Dignitatum and offers a diffrent view on the source material. Spanning from Emporer Julian to Heraclius, the analysis provides insights into the military administration of the eastern roman troops.

This book by Nicholas Morton focuses not, as the title would suggest, on the Mongol Empire itself but on the many different cultures, religions, and empires of the Near East and their reactions to the oncoming Mongol Storm. The book is divided into twelve rather short sections, which highlight the various aspects of the invasion from different geographical, political, religious, and cultural viewpoints.