Fobbit 'fa-bit, un. Definition: A U.S. soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2011). Pejorative.In the satirical tradition of Catch-22 and M*A*S*H, Fobbit takes us into the chaotic world of Baghdad's Forward Operating Base Triumph. The Forward Operating base, or FOB, is like the back-office of the battlefield-where people eat and sleep, and where a lot of soldiers have what looks suspiciously like an office job. Male and female soldiers are trying to find an empty Porta Potty in which to get acquainted, grunts are playing Xbox and watching NASCAR between missions, and a lot 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.Darkly humorous and based on the author's own experiences in Iraq, Fobbit is a fantastic debut that shows us a behind-the-scenes portrait of the real Iraq war.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
ISBN-10
1452609551
ISBN-13
9781452609553
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189321264
Product Key Features
Author
David Abrams
Format
CD-Audio, CD Standard Audio Format
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Old Saybrook, Ct
Running Time
630
Narrator(s)
David Drummond
Author Biography
Named the Department of Defense's Military Journalist of the Year in 1994, David Abrams is the author of Fobbit. David Drummond has narrated over seventy audiobooks for Tantor, in genres ranging from current political commentary to historical nonfiction, from fantasy to military, and from thrillers to humor. He has garnered multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie Award nomination. Visit him at drummondvoice.com.