It'll Buff Out (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Grey Zone Ethics LLC, 2026
Series: Book 1 of 2 - Tales from the Global War on Terror (GWOT)
- Softcover
- New
Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United KingdomCitiRetail
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Paperback. This is not a hero's war story.It'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.Set 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.This book is vulgar because enlisted life is vulgar.It's funny because soldiers cope however they can.And it's honest because pretending otherwise would be a lie.If 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.Inside, you'll find: A ground-level view of Army infantry life before the GWOT was "figured out"Boot camp, barracks, and battlefield stories told without officer polishDark humor and profanity used the way soldiers actually use it-to surviveThe camaraderie of junior enlisted soldiers who have nothing but each otherA sobering look at how real wars are fought An unfiltered account of what the Global War on Terror looked like from the bottom of the food chain. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- It'll Buff Out (Paperback)
- Author
- Daniel V. Pace
- Publisher
- Grey Zone Ethics LLC
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798990128484
- Series
- Book 1 of 2: Tales from the Global War on Terror (GWOT)
This is not a hero’s war story.
It’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.
Set 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.
This book is vulgar because enlisted life is vulgar.
It’s funny because soldiers cope however they can.
And it’s honest because pretending otherwise would be a lie.
If 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.
Inside, you’ll find:
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A ground-level view of Army infantry life before the GWOT was “figured out”
-
Boot camp, barracks, and battlefield stories told without officer polish
-
Dark humor and profanity used the way soldiers actually use it—to survive
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The camaraderie of junior enlisted soldiers who have nothing but each other
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A sobering look at how real wars are fought
This isn’t a book about tactics or politics.
It’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.
Some of them grow up to become leaders.
Some don’t come home.
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Veterans who want a memoir that actually sounds right
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Civilians who want to understand what the early GWOT was really like
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Readers tired of sanitized, chest-thumping military narratives
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Anyone who believes history makes more sense when told from the ground up
If you’re looking for a clean, inspirational war story—this isn’t it.
If you want the truth, rough edges and all—welcome to the platoon.
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