Characters from Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Paul Fussell - This person was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943 and served as a lieutenant in France, where he received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill - This individual was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom throughout most of the second World War.

Cyril Vernon Connolly - This person founded Horizon, the literary magazine.

Dwight David Eisenhower - This leader was a five-star general and the Supreme Commander of the Allied force in Europe during World War II.

Thomas Stearns Eliot - This American-born...
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