Crossword 9

2. was called ‘shell shock’ in the First World War and was the cause of a third of all medical discharges
6. moved from science fiction to stark reality
7. Feature films were famously used successfully on all sides
9. It is also important to understand the impact of the contradictory pressures of being a soldier during peacetime, sometimes called
11. The popular expectation is almost that veterans will end their careers in the military as ‘mad, bad or sad’, which stigmatises veterans and may even discourage them from seeking help

1. where men co-operate in interesting activities and extreme experiences often with high-tech equipment, creating bonds that often endure through the rest of their lives.
3. In the US and UK military, rates of suicide are typically lower than in the general population
4. is one aspect of information warfare, and can be defined as ‘planned and co-ordinated psychological activities
5. involves the therapeutic re-enactment of battle trauma, with a supportive group of facilitators
8. reduces the ability to distinguish between competing noises
10. War is most obvious in its physical form, but in recent times