Stories about soldiers in scene of conflict (5)
I believe the answer is:
arena
'scene of conflict' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'stories about soldiers' is the wordplay.
'stories' becomes 'ana' (suffix in words like Shaksperiana).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'soldiers' becomes 're' (Royal Engineers).
'ana' enclosing 're' is 'ARENA'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for arena that I've seen before include "Sphere of intense activity" , "Area in centre of sports stadium" , "Space for public events" , "Performance space" , "Performance venue" .)