Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books Inc., 1976. Presumed First U. S. Edition, First printing. Hardcover. The format is approximately 8.625 inches by 12 inches. 255, [1] pages. Endpaper map. Illustrations. Index. Among the contributors are A. J. Barker, Ronald Heiferman, Ivan V. Hogg. John Grayson Kirk,, William Koenig, and Antony Preston. Sydney L. Mayer was a British Publisher and historian. He was named to Chancellor's Court of Benefactors, University of Oxford, 1991; honorary fellow Oriel College, University of Oxford, 1993 and was a Fellow Royal Geography Society. Sydney L. Mayer was born on August 2, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He earned his Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1962; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1963; Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1986. He was a Lecturer in history, U. Maryland., London, England., 1966-1977; visiting assistant professor international relations, University of Southern California, London, 1969-1977; executive editor History of The Purnell's Second World War, First World War, British Printing Corporation, London, 1968-1969, 69-72; consultant editor, History of the Violent Century, Ballantine Books, London, 1969-1973; publisher, Bison Books, Ltd., London, 1974-1995; president, Brompton Books Corporation, Greenwich, Connecticut, since 1982; president, Twin Books Corporation, Greenwich, since 1985; director, Twin Books (United Kingdom) Ltd., London, 1987-1995; chairman, Mayer Music Company, since 1996; managing director, Marlborough Productions, since 1997. More