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