Great War — Characters

British Empire — 1901 to 1920

Character	Date	Short Biography
British Leaders
George V	1865–1936	King of England during the Great War. Relinquished all German holdings; changed name to Windsor.
Horatio Kitchener	1850–1916	Military hero of the late 19th century, first in Sudan, and later in the Boer Wars
Lawrence of Arabia	1888–1935	Middle east archeologist and historian who served with the British and Arab irregulars during WWI.
Rudyard Kipling	1865–1936	Kipling's novel's and poetry are associated with British Imperialism, for good and ill.
General Pershing	1860–1948	Leader of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
French Leaders
Joseph Joffre	1852–1931	Commander and chief of the French army during the early years of the Great War.
Ferdinand Foch	1851–1929	Military theorist and teacher who became Field Marshall of the Allies during the Great War.
German Leaders
Kaiser William II	1859–1941	Second Kaiser built up a strong navy, , and bumbled into disastrous World War.
General Hindenburg	1847–1934	Field Marshal during WWI, and German Statesman. President of Germany after the War.