Battle Rattle

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Across
  1. 2. Global conflict that forms the setting of the story
  2. 3. Preparation soldiers undergo before combat
  3. 7. Commands soldiers must follow
  4. 8. Initial military training experience
  5. 9. What soldiers long to return to
  6. 10. Military expectation emphasized throughout the book
  7. 13. Tools used by soldiers in battle
  8. 18. Opposing force faced by the soldiers
  9. 19. Continent where much of the fighting occurs
  10. 22. Psychological impact of war
  11. 24. The narrator’s thoughtful look back on events
  12. 25. Clothing worn by soldiers
  13. 27. Author and narrator of the memoir
  14. 30. Emotion soldiers constantly struggle with
  15. 31. Country where major battles take place
  16. 33. Place where combat occurs
  17. 35. The role the narrator serves in during the war
  18. 38. Technique used to avoid detection
  19. 40. Theme showing the soldier’s emotions amid war
Down
  1. 1. Bond formed between soldiers
  2. 4. Ground troops who fight on foot
  3. 5. Motivation to endure hardships
  4. 6. The soldier whose experiences the book follows
  5. 11. Result of death and destruction in war
  6. 12. Physical and mental exhaustion from fighting
  7. 14. Explosions from enemy artillery
  8. 15. Harsh reality of warfare
  9. 16. Main goal during warfare
  10. 17. Constant presence in the soldier’s experience
  11. 20. What soldiers give up for the war effort
  12. 21. Common battlefield condition described in the memoir
  13. 23. Quality required to face battle
  14. 26. Standard weapon carried by infantry soldiers
  15. 28. What the memoir is built upon
  16. 29. Dangerous missions to scout enemy positions
  17. 32. Direct fighting with the enemy
  18. 34. Sense of responsibility driving soldiers forward
  19. 36. Long movements troops make on foot
  20. 37. Enemy nation during the war
  21. 39. Branch of the military the narrator belongs to