{"product_id":"itll-buff-out-daniel-v-pace-9798990128484","title":"It'll Buff Out: A Private's Tales of War and Shenanigans with the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan: 2001-2005","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is not a hero's war story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cp\u003eThis book is vulgar because enlisted life is vulgar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's funny because soldiers cope however they can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it's honest because pretending otherwise would be a lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside, you'll find: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA ground-level view of Army infantry life before the GWOT was \"figured out\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoot camp, barracks, and battlefield stories told without officer polish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark humor and profanity used the way soldiers actually use it-to survive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe camaraderie of junior enlisted soldiers who have nothing but each other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sobering look at how real wars are fought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel V. Pace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798990128484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grey Zone Ethics LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.14d","brand":"Daniel V. Pace","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801456521471,"sku":"9798990128484","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/itll-buff-out-daniel-v-pace-9798990128484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}