FOBBIT by David Abrams ( 9780099581482 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

FOBBIT

By:

David Abrams

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0099581485

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9780099581482

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Publisher:

VINTAGE PUBLISHING

Pub. date:

3 April, 2014

Pages:

384

Description:

A US soldier stationed at Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi Freedom. This is the back-office of the battlefield, where Staff Sergeant spends his days tapping out press releases to turn the latest roadside bomb into something the folks back home can read about over their breakfast cereal.

Synopsis:

Fobbit 'fa-b t, noun. Definition: A US soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2011). Pejorative. Welcome to the FOB - Baghdad's Forward Operating Base Triumph. This is the back-office of the battlefield, where Staff Sergeant Chance Gooding (a Fobbit through and through) spends his days tapping out press releases to turn the latest roadside bomb into something the folks back home can read about over their breakfast cereal. This is where male and female soldiers are trying to find an empty Porta-Potty in which to get acquainted, grunts are playing Xbox between missions, and most of the senior staff are more concerned about getting to the chow hall in time for the Friday night all-you-can-eat seafood special than worrying about little things like military strategy. This is where things can very quickly spiral out of control.

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Vintage

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