ˈɛlɪmənts ʌv hɪz ɛkspˈiəɹɪənsᵻz, ænd hɪz lˈʌv ʌvðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi lˈaɪf, ɐpˈɪɹ ɪn mˈoʊst əv hɪz sˈʌbsᵻkwənt wˈɜːks, tə ðɪ ɛkstˈɛnt ðæt mˈʌtʃ ʌv hɪz fˈɪkʃən kæn biː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz æt lˈiːst pˈɑːɹtli ˌɔːɾoʊbˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl nˈɑːvəlz.
Elements of his experiences, and his love of the military life, appear in most of his subsequent works, to the extent that much of his fiction can be regarded as at least partly autobiographical novels.