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Updated: May 22, 2025

Now we turn from the side lines, where the Serbs and the Greeks were occupied, to the neck of the funnel through which the Turkish reenforcements from Asia Minor were coming. There the Bulgars had undertaken the great, vital task of the war against the main Turkish army. The Bulgarian army was little given to gaiety and laughter, but sang the "Shuma Maritza" on the march.

- The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21: The Recent Days (1910-1914)