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Soldier Art /catalogue book by Ivaylo Tanchev/ Balkan wars,WW1,WW2,Doyran battle
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Description
A must have for every real collector or person interested in this topicThe brand new catalogue book “Soldier art” by Ivaylo Tanchev, containing of pictures of soldier art from his unique private collection along with original old wartime photos and short information given by the author about the Bulgarian participation in the Balkan wars, WW1, the epic battle of Doyran, WW2
Currently the only place where you can buy this catalogue book online, we are proud to publish it a day before the official presentation, as we have the
exclusive rights by the author
22 x 30 x 2,5 cm
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8,6 x 11,8 x1 inch
206 pages
About the author
Ivaylo Tanchev has publications in magazines, such as “Antiques and Collectables” and over 45 national and international exhibitions. He is founder and member of the Union of Collectors in Bulgaria and have registered the largest private collection of historical cold steel and firearms in the National Military History Museum in Sofia,Bulgaria. He is chairman of National Association “Tradition” – Sofia and member of the management board.
Donator of many military museums and churches
Introduction
Our fathers, grandfathers and ancestors, especially when they took part in wars, were bringing to their homes many items from their military lives – cold arms and firearms as trophies, belongings of their dead enemies, things that they crafted in the trenches between battles. They made them from handy materials which they could find around themselves – shell casings, unexploded projectiles, detonator caps, grenades, pieces of planes that went down, etc.
These wars were times of poverty and hunger. That’s why these items, which soldiers and officers took back to their homes afterwards were aimed to be practical – to be used in everyday life as well as to keep the memories they brought. Very often items were engraved and dated, so we know why, when and by whom certain item was created. Some of these items were gifted as a reminder to friends which served together and shared the misfortunes of soldier’s life, others from times in captivity. There are also items, crafted after the wars in peaceful times. They are more delicately shaped, but they also end up on this list. All that, which has been created using military materials and whatever the soldiers and officers had on hand, is what we call soldier art.
by the Author