All of these authors are alive, writing and actively participating in the Bulgarian poetry scene. They represent a diversity of talent, ranging in age from 72 to 21, with each at a unique stage of his or her career.AuthorsEkaterina YosifovaStoyanka GrudovaKerana AngelovaElka VasilevaRoza BoyanovaSasho SerafimovVanya AngelovaAni IlkovVladimir LevchevPetar TchouhovValentin DishevMirela IvanovaAksinia MihaylovaKristin DimitrovaBina KalsGeorgi GospodinovNikolay BoykovYordan EfftimovMarin BodakovDaniela MihalevaPetja HeinrichVladislav HristovIvo RafailovYordanka BelevaOlya StoyanovaIvan HristovKrasimir VardyevEmanuil VidinskiDimiter KenarovIvanka MogilskaYasen VasilevRossen Karamfilov

    For much of this period, Bulgaria was allied to Germany. The Bulgarian Army was mainly equipped with German weapons, or equipment captured by the Germans and then sold to Bulgaria. The negotiations as well as supplies of motor vehicles and armoured vehicles are described at length. The combat service of the army's armoured units is also described in detail, firmly based on archival research. Despite Bulgaria's entry into World War II as early as 1941, the only military actions during the first period of the war were related to the occupation of parts of Yugoslavia and Greece. The real combat service of the Bulgarian Army began in September 1944 against its former ally, the Germans. The delivery of armoured fighting vehicles for 1st Bulgarian Army from the Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front 1945 is described in detail. Until very recently, the fate of all armoured fighting vehicles in the Bulgarian Army in 1945 remained completely unknown. The classified status of the documents prevented any detailed study. However, this is now possible, and full coverage is provided. In addition to a detailed narrative, the author also provides full information covering camouflage, markings, and unit insignia. The authoritative text is supported by over 600 photographs (the majority of them previously unpublished), colour profiles showing camouflage, markings, colour unit insignia and colour battle maps. This book is a result of the author's years of study in the Bulgarian Central Military Archive. Such a detailed study on this topic has not appeared before, and the author's work is unlikely to be superseded.