We received the following press release. --RL A Miniaturist Perspective G.S.W. DeLillio ISBN: 0764314432 Size: 8 1/2" x 11" Illustrations: over 110 color photos, charts, diagrams, maps Pages: 160 pages $35.00 hard cover Not since Cornelius Ryan's A Bridge Too Far has an American author told the story of the ill fated Allied operation code named Operation Market Garden. The audacious, yet complicated Allied plan, in September 1944, was to lay an airborne carpet of 35,000 troops along a sixty four mile corridor seizing three major river crossings and securing a back door for the anticipated British 21st Army Group push to capture the Ruhr Industrial Valley, thus ending the war before Christmas! The author uniquely combines the best works available into a superbly researched and illustrated text, suffused with a masterful articulation of the entire Allied tragedy through the medium of 20mm scale miniature portraiture. The visual seams of oral military history are filled through the authors talent of interpreting the ethos of battle in miniature. Horsa gliders once again dive flaps down onto the fire raked fields of Ginkel Heide. Captain Viktor Graebner's 9th SS Recce fatefully charges towards Colonel Frost's indefatigable troops holding Arnhem Bridge. American Major Julian Cooks leads the heroic Hail Mary Full of Grace maritime assault across the Waal. Brigadier Lathbury's First Parachute Brigade makes it final charge beyond St. Elizabeths Hospital and the Hartenstein Pocket is steadfastly defended by the battle weary survivors of Major General Urquhart's First Airborne Division. The author provides a unique foundation for the generalist, serious researcher, and wargaming enthusiast alike. Back to 2nd Quarter 2002 List of News Items Back to Master List of News Items Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2002 by Coalition Web, Inc. 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