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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 poet, playwright and literary critic became a British subject, his work was considered shocking at the time of its publication.

Ernest Miller Hemingway

This American writer and journalist saw combat in World War I and reported on the Spanish Civil War and World War II.

Adolf Hitler

This leader with the ruler of Germany just before and during World War...

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