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Encyclopedia > Lord Kitchener Wants You
Britons: Lord Kitchener Wants You. Join Your Country's Army! God save the King.
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Britons: Lord Kitchener Wants You. Join Your Country's Army! God save the King.

A 1914 poster depicting Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener above the words "WANTS YOU" was the most famous image used in the British Army recruitment campaign of World War I. The poster was designed by Alfred Leete, and the device of a hand pointing directly at the viewer has inspired several imitations, including: Public Domain image of original Kitchener WWI Recruitment poster by Alfred Leete ? is it ely public domain, wheres it from, Pre-1928: This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Public Domain image of original Kitchener WWI Recruitment poster by Alfred Leete ? is it ely public domain, wheres it from, Pre-1928: This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... The secretary of war in cabinet position was Henry Knox. ... The Earl Kitchener Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, ADC, PC (24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was a British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... A World War I recruitment poster featuring Kitchener. ... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Nicholas II Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Conrad von Hötzendorf İsmail Enver Ferdinand I Casualties Military... Alfred Leetes Lord Kitcheners poster British illustrator (1882- 1933). ...



 

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