As I said earlier, I ordered mine on 8/29 and after seeing the luck Bob and Jim had with complaining (inquirying) I decided to give it a go. This is the response I received:
"Thank you for writing to Amazon.com.
I apologize for the unexpected delay of your copy of "Ac Cobra: The Truth Behind the Anglo-American Legend." I have researched the availability of this book and saw that its release had been delayed compared with our original estimate at the time your order was placed.
We are processing your shipment now, and your package should leave our fulfillment center soon. Once it has been shipped, we will send you an e-mail message confirming the date, contents, and method of your shipment.
We will send you an e-mail at the time of shipment. Please contact us again if you do not receive this shipment confirmation by March 4, 2003.
You can also check the status of your order by clicking the Your
Account link at the top of most pages of our store or by following
this link:
http://www.amazon.com/your-account
Thank you for shopping at Amazon.com. We hope you enjoy your order."
If you still have an outstanding order, evidently being a pain in the a$$ helps.
Dave Lowell