# The Serbians — Arms and the Man character guide

> The Serbians in Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Serbians

**First appearance:** 0001-arms-and-the-man

## Who they are

Offstage enemy army in the war between Bulgaria and Serbia.

## Relationships

### [Raina Petkoff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arms_and_the_man_se/characters/raina_petkoff)

_psychological_

Raina views the Serbians as a vague, romanticized enemy, but her encounter with Bluntschli shatters her idealized notions of war and nationality.

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