The book contains 400 photographs and 20,000 words of text, with a foreword by Tom Hanks, and reproductions of maps, literature, and pamphlets from the era. As editor Alex Hedley says, “This book speaks for itself – all you need to do is look through to realize what an astounding group of men this was.” It is available only through Genesis Publications.
This volume is bound in medium-grain black leather, and has hand-tooled gold lettering on the spine. The backing boards of the book are bound in US Army M1942 8-ounce cloth, which is what the uniforms of the soldiers were made of. A replica of the unit patch for the 101st Airborne Division is embossed on the front board. The edges of the 232 pages are gilded, and each page is of heavyweight matte art acid-free paper.
Idea Generation, the public relations company for Genesis Publications, has also gained recent press coverage from mounting the first UK exhibition of photographs by former Rolling Stone photographer Robert Altman. More recently, The Fame Bureau announced a planned auction featuring the original Beatles recording contract, signed by all four members of the Beatles and their manager Brian Epstein, dated 1 October 1962, which is expected to bring in at least $500,000. Coverage of this 4 September event at the Idea Generation Gallery will be my next article in this series.
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