# Marshal Dubois — The World Set Free character guide

> Marshal Dubois in The World Set Free by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dubois, old Dubois

**First appearance:** 0021-ii-the-last-war

## Who they are

A French military commander caught in the debacle of the Last Wars, when power after power strikes first in a delirium of atomic panic.

## Relationships

### [The Woman at the Window](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/characters/the_woman_at_the_window)

_psychological_

Marshal Dubois is drawn to The Woman at the Window with a mix of longing and melancholy, reflecting his inner turmoil.

### [General Viard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/characters/general_viard)

_professional_

General Viard and Marshal Dubois are military colleagues, coordinating wartime strategies with occasional friction.

## In the story

### [§ II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/ii)

The commander at the War Control, depicted as calm and godlike, but later found dead amidst the ruins.

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