Researching and collecting militaria is now a flourishing hobby across the world. The new International Military Collector’s Guide outlines and identifies what is being collected, shows what is available and quotes the dealers’ prices and valuations, in Sterling, Euros and US dollars, for each object. The authors, Gary Sterne and Irene Moore, have been visiting arms and militaria fairs in the UK and Europe for the past seven years, for Armourer, the magazine for militaria collectors. They have talked to collectors and dealers from all over the world, and photographed items offered for sale in order to provide a snapshot of the market in military antiques and collectables. Explaining the appeal of collecting militaria, they write: “More than 60 years after the end of World War II most of us have never experienced battle or lived in a war zone, yet the artefacts that survive those years and earlier conflicts have never been more sought after. For militaria collectors these are the objects that stimulate the imagination and bring to life the facts in the history books. Collectors collect militaria for many different reasons: some for the pleasure of owning a piece of history, others to enhance genealogical research - a little investigation will reveal a soldier in virtually every family tree - and some for financial investment. Whatever the reason, collecting military artefacts involves buying, selling or swapping and mixing in the worldwide militaria market.” The International Militaria Collector’s Guide is a practical guide to the full range of military antiques and historical objects, from highly-sought after rarities to more easily obtainable collectables. Illustrated with 250 colour photographs, it is an up-to-date and indispensable resource. Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 107 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by Greenhill Books This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com