| ALLQUIETON | Erich Remarque's war novel based on his experiences in the German army, ... The Western Front (3,5,2 |
| EMPIREOFTHESUN | 1984 novel by J G Ballard that draws extensively on his experiences in World War II |
| OWEN | Wilfred _, British poet and soldier, whose work was influenced by his experiences in the First World War (4) |
| NAKED | The ___ and the Dead: Norman Mailer novel based on his World War II service in the Philippines (5) |
| ALL | "___ Quiet on the Western Front" (Erich Remarque book) |
| EVELYNWAUGH | Who wrote the novel Scoop based on his experiences of the Italian invasion of Ethiopia? (6,5) |
| UHLAN | Cavalryman armed with a lance, especially formerly in the German army (5) |
| PANZERS | Armoured attack vehicles in the German army (7) |
| THEDRESSER | Ronald Harwood play loosely based on his experiences with actor/manager Donald Wolfit (3,7) |
| PIERRELOTI | Pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud, an author of exotic novels based on his life as a naval officer |
| HELLER | Author whose experiences in the US Air Force during the Second World War inspired him to write Catch |
| BERTHA | Big ___ , German siege howitzer built by Krupp and used by the German army in WWI (6) |
| ERSATZ | Term for replacement divisions of the German Army early in World War I (6) |
| STALINGRAD | World War II battle begun in 1942 in which the Soviets repelled the invading German army (10) |
| ORWELL | Pen name of an author who describes his experiences of "healthy, outdoor work" as a hop-picker in his diaries, an essay and in his second novel, A Clergyman's Daughter (6) |
| WESTERN | The front on which all was quiet in Erich Maria Remarque's 15/19? (7) |
| LASTPOST | In the British Army, the second of two bugle calls signalling the end of the day, originally sounded after a duty officer's inspection of a camp (4,4) |
| RUSSELLBRADDON | Which Australian novelist vividly described his experiences as a Japanese prisoner of war on the Bur |
| TAMBOURINE | Jingling percussion instrument for the The Byrds' man or the Salvation Army - The Lemon Pipers' one |
| PLATOON | What was the first of three films Oliver Stone based on his own experiences in Vietnam? (7) |
