As you will no doubt have noticed the date on this issue bears no resemblance to the date you are receiving it. I apologize for not keeping to the schedule but I was out of town for a month due to a family crisis and discovered, not surprisingly that a month's absence means you really have to figure out how to do two month's work in one on your return. This issue covers a number of topics including biotoxins — in other words poisons always a fascinating and very misunderstood topic. Brian Train returns with a game variant of "When Tigers Fight" called Fouchou: MacArthur's Other Gambit. Dr. James Patrick, a retired chemistry professor and former Army Chemical Corps officer, reviews a fascinating book on the silent, yet crucial struggle between Soviet and American intelligence organizations in World War II. Mark Ryan sings the praises of Sid Meier's Gettysburg!, which based on the designer's reputation and Mark's review seems like the ideal Christmas present — assuming you get this before then. I'm trying an experiment this time by including news articles from the press on military topics that you may have missed. If you find this unacceptable or would prefer we stuck to the process of only historical material, please voice your opinion. Next issue will be on time with (hopefully) articles from Jim Bloom and Jim Werbaneth (both in the works) and Brian Train will be discussing the organization of US Army divisions in the face of atomic warfare during the 1950's. There will, of course, be a few surprises!!! Back to Cry Havoc #20 Table of Contents Back to Cry Havoc List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by David W. Tschanz. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com