 According to British military historian, Peter Hart, the Central Powers had captured Serbia, but the Serbian Army would fight on regardless.It was a potent example of the difficulties attached to fighting a war against nation-states that will not accept defeat.Although the three attempts to envelop and destroy the Serbian armies had failed, the strategic objective had been obtained as Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey then controlled a solid swath of territory in the middle of the Eurasian landmass.