ILLUSTRATIONS
2. The theatre of war in the Balkans. Map 1
3. Calling out the reservists in a Turkish village before the war
4. The call for volunteers outside a mosque in Constantinople
5. Mahmud Muktear Pasha, commander of the Turkish Third Army Corps. "Mahmud Muktear was among the earliest of the fugitives. He had misgivings as to the safety of the rest of his corps established along the Viza Road."
9. "The indescribable mass of humanity crushed into the open trucks of that south bound train."
10. Map of the final battles of the Bulgarian campaign
11. Turkish soldiers manoeuvring near Adrianople
14. "They had overtaken one or two ammunition columns toiling northwards."
17. A wounded mounted Turkish officer leaving the field during the Battle of Lule Burgas on October 30. The Turkish infantry can be seen across the river answering the fire of the Bulgarians on the crest of the hill in the background
19. Abdullah Pasha, nominally in command at Lule Burgas
21. In retreat from Lule Burgas across the bridge at Karisdiran
23. Turkish veteran infantrymen
25. "Shoals of boats were battling around the steamer."
26. The late Nazim Pasha, Turkish Minister of War and commander-in-chief of the Turkish Army
27. Bulgarian infantry advancing and throwing up hasty intrenchments
29. During the operations on the extreme Turkish left near the Tchataldja Lines : a Turkish battalion at midnight on November 17, with the aid of the searchlight, advancing and occupying the village of Papas Burgas, on the heels of the Bulgarians, who evacuated it precipitately before them
30. The Turkish army and navy in action near the Tchataldja Lines
31. "A salvo of shrapnel burst overhead."
32. Cholera patients arriving by bullock-cart at Constantinople
1. The author at work in the field ; watching the Battle of Lule Burgas. "It was a wonderful spectacle." See page 128 . . Frontispiece
2. The theatre of war in the Balkans. Map 1
3. Calling out the reservists in a Turkish village before the war 6
4. The call for volunteers outside a mosque in Constantinople 14
5. Mahmud Muktear Pasha, commander of the Turkish Third Army Corps. "Mahmud Muktear was among the earliest of the fugitives. He had misgivings as to the safety of the rest of his corps established along the Viza Road." See page 27 24
6. "Something had happened" 30
7. "The rear part of the train that had just come in left the rails, and for the moment there was a definite block upon the Turkish communications." See page 45 46
8. "The first fruits of this vicious incompetency had been demonstrated in the desperate scenes witnessed at Seidler Station, which, be it remembered, was over thirty miles distant from the nearest town where fighting had taken place " 50
9. "The indescribable mass of humanity crushed into the open trucks of that south bound train" 54
10. Map of the final battles of the Bulgarian campaign 60
11. Turkish soldiers manoeuvring near Adrianople 66
12. "No sooner did they arrive than they were marched hotfoot northwards in the direction of Lule Burgas." See page 73 72
13. "Save for one or two convoys of empties there was nothing coming back. The fact that the empties were not even utilised for the transport of wounded proved that the battle, such as it was, or wherever it was, was still in its infancy" 82
14. "They had overtaken one or two ammunition columns toiling northwards." See page 97 96
15. "In the bitter cold of that bleak winter's morning it was a fearful sight to see those wretched victims of international hate and greed, plodding their weary, painful and hungry way back to the railway." See page 99 98
16. "It was a great rabble of soldiers, many of whom were without firearms. The men were totally disorganised and were making their way south without any attempt at military formation" 100
17. A wounded mounted Turkish officer leaving the field during the Battle of Lule Burgas on October 30. The Turkish infantry can be seen across the river answering the fire of the Bulgarians on the crest of the hill in the background 114
18. "They had not, however, counted upon the Turkish bridge guards on the left bank. Here was a long line of concealed trenches. These began to spit fire and in one five minutes of murderous mechanical energy the Bulgarian attempt had failed" 118
19. Abdullah Pasha, nominally in command at Lule Burgas 124
20. "As the Turkish infantry got up slowly out of their trenches and trooped back to the rear with dignified deliberation, salvos of shrapnel burst above their heads " 126
21. In retreat from Lule Burgas across the bridge at Karisdiran 136
22. Turkish cavalry 202
23. Turkish veteran infantrymen 228
24. "At the first demonstration of faulty tactical leading with its attendant punishment, these undisciplined soldiers .... fled like a herd of harried sheep from the exaggerated terrors of the enemy they had led themselves to believe that they despised" 234
25. "Shoals of boats were battling around the steamer" 242
26. The late Nazim Pasha, Turkish Minister of War and commander-in-chief of the Turkish Army 252
27. Bulgarian infantry advancing and throwing up hasty intrenchments 256
28. In the cholera hospital-camp at Mukakuey behind the Tchataldja Lines. "Actually in the village there was nothing living except the dogs." See page 275 274
29. During the operations on the extreme Turkish left near the Tchataldja Lines : a Turkish battalion at midnight on November 17, with the aid of the searchlight, advancing and occupying the village of Papas Burgas, on the heels of the Bulgarians, who evacuated it precipitately before them 278
30. The Turkish army and navy in action near the Tchataldja Lines 281
31. "A salvo of shrapnel burst overhead." See page 287 288
32. Cholera patients arriving by bullock-cart at Constantinople 298
33. The dining-car armistice agreement near the Tchataldja Lines: the late Nazim Pasha, Turkish Minister of War and commander-in-chief of the Turkish army, and General Savoff, the Bulgarian leader, shaking hands after the decision to suspend hostilities 308
