Most of the scenarios have been designed by Philippe Naud; typically they are in color and feature "official" artwork.  Some of the early scenarios have a reputation for errata or problems.  As time went on, Vae Victis ASL scenarios increasingly tended to be tournament-sized (i.e. 8-14 squads and <6 vehicles per side or so), which makes them very playable (as long as one can read French, or get a translation).

In 2009, it was announced by German wargame company Udo Grebe Gamedesign that it would publish an "international" edition of Vae Victis that would translate articles and games from French into English for an international audience.  This fell through and somehow the Vae Victis material was incorporated into Command & Strategy, the house magazine for UGG.  As a result, at least one VV scenario, and possibly more, will have been translated and reprinted in English.

What is most impressive about Battles Magazine is its extremely high production values.  The 132-148 page magazine (page counts from its first two issues) is in full color with high quality graphics.  Clearly inspired to some degree by French wargaming magazine Vae Victis, which also has a game in each issue and similar content, its production values surpass those of the older magazine, including a separate game map and mounted, die-cut counters.  Other content includes numerous game reviews, strategy and analysis articles, interviews, scenarios for a variety of game systems (including ASL), and more.

It's a good magazine, both in terms of content and production quality (the English is sometimes a bit sloppily translated, though).  The only real question is whether or not it can survive financially with such high production values vs. such a niche audience.  Hopefully, Battles can somehow find a way to stick around for a while.  It is well worth trying.

In 2008, UGG announced that it would begin publishing a new magazine, Vae Victis International, the content of which would consist of translated articles and games from the long-running French wargaming magazine Vae Victis.  The magazine would come in a "magazine" edition, with no game, and a "deluxe" edition, which would come with the game, die-cut counters, and even a gamebox.  However, after lengthy delays with no magazine produced, UGG announced a change of plans in August 2009.  The concept of Vae Victis International was thrown out with the bathwater; instead, Vae Victis material would be incorporated into Command & Strategy, starting with issue #7, which would be called "Command & Strategy #7: A Vae Victis Compilation."  It would be available in two versions, just as planned for Vae Victis International.  This issue of the magazine eventually reached American shores by the end of 2009.

The "magazine" version of this new iteration of C&S magazine (i.e., game rules but no game components) included articles translated from Vae Victis #80 and #81, plus new articles written for C&S.  These included game reviews, historical articles, and the occasional gameplay article.  As with some previous issues of C&S, such content occasionally touched on ASL.  In C&S #7, for example, there is a review of Valor of the Guards by Nicky Stevens and an analysis of AP32 (Second Crack at Caumont) by German ASLer Christian Koppmeyer. 

The issue also included one translated Vae Victis ASL scenario, VVI-1 (The Achilles Heel), which originally appeared in VV#63 in 2005 as VV40 (Le Talon D'Achille).  Unfortunately, the scenario card has a layout which is both unattractive and not user friendly.  The original VV layout was far better than this new "international" version.  

Many ASL players around the world have wished for English translations of the VV scenarios, but this is not exactly what they were hoping for:  a single scenario with a bad layout that appears in an expensive and irregularly produced magazine.