The Redskins From A to Z, Part 1: The Games, by Rich Tandler, is a Redskins fan?s dream come true. The book chronicles every one of the 925 regular season and playoff games the Redskins have played since their move to Washington in 1937 with an original game story and other details.

"It?s a combination of a reference book and a tome that one can thumb through for pleasure," said the author. "The reader will be able to pick it up and use it to settle an argument with a fellow fan about what transpired during a particular game. Another day, he or she will sit down with the book and read it for the sake of reliving cherished memories."

What makes the book unique is its completeness. Tens of thousands of books have been written about college and professional sports teams; none of them has covered every contest that a team has ever played in the detail seen in The Redskins From A to Z.

The first Skins game you ever watched? It's in there. Forgotten classics? Got 'em all. The 73-0 loss to Chicago, the 1979 stunner in Dallas, the Body Bag Game, Super Bowl XVIII? There in every painful detail. Remember watching a great game with your kid or your dad? You can relive it. The Quarter, the '42 upset of the Bears in the title game, Riggo's run in the Rose Bowl? All covered from a fresh angle. The '61 win over Dallas to break a 23-game winless streak, the late comeback in '83 against the Raiders, the game when Art Monk set the single season receiving record (and the Skins clinched the division to boot)? In The Redskins From A to Z, you've got it

"I wasn?t setting out to break any new ground," said Tandler. "Actually, I was kind of surprised to find out that nobody had done anything like this before."

In addition to the accounts of game action that Tandler wrote using personal observations, news coverage, game tapes, NFL Films highlights, and other sources, a wealth of additional nuts and bolts information is included. In addition to a complete scoring summary, details such as the name of the stadium where each game was played and the record of each team at the conclusion of the contest add depth and perspective to each game story. The stage for each season is set with tables of that year?s statistical leaders and a list of every player who saw action on the field.

If you?re a Redskins fan, you?ve got to have this book!