{"product_id":"b0d5vsm5sj","title":"It'll Buff Out: A Private’s Tales of War and Shenanigans with the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan: 2001-2005 (Tales from the Global War on Terror (GWOT) Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is not a hero’s war story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s the unfiltered, darkly funny, sometimes ugly account of what the Global War on Terror actually looked like from the bottom of the food chain—through the eyes of a sarcastic, twenty-something infantry private who had no idea what he was getting himself into.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the chaotic early years of Afghanistan,  It’ll Buff Out  follows a 10th Mountain Division infantry soldier as he stumbles from college bars to basic training to real combat, learning—often the hard way—what it means to fight a war that nobody fully understands yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is vulgar because enlisted life is vulgar.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt’s funny because soldiers cope however they can.\u003cbr\u003e\nAnd it’s honest because pretending otherwise would be a lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’ve read  The Things They Carried ,  Jarhead , or  Generation Kill , this book lives in that same uncomfortable space—where boredom, terror, brotherhood, stupidity, and loss all coexist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInside, you’ll find:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA ground-level view of Army infantry life before the GWOT was “figured out”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoot camp, barracks, and battlefield stories told without officer polish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDark humor and profanity used the way soldiers actually use it—to survive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe camaraderie of junior enlisted soldiers who have nothing but each other\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA sobering look at how real wars are fought\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn’t a book about tactics or politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s about the people who clear the rooms, pull guard at night, and carry the war on their backs—often while barely old enough to drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome of them grow up to become leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\nSome don’t come home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWho this book is for: Veterans who want a memoir that actually sounds right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCivilians who want to understand what the early GWOT was really like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders tired of sanitized, chest-thumping military narratives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who believes history makes more sense when told from the ground up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for a clean, inspirational war story—this isn’t it.\u003cbr\u003e\nIf you want the truth, rough edges and all—welcome to the platoon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52837203607768,"sku":"YSL65070","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/71aUQdgsV4L._SY1500.jpg?v=1793278084","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b0d5vsm5sj","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}