Fobbit\’fä-bit\, noun. 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 ofCatch-22andMASH,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 a desk 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,Fobbitis a fantastic debut that shows us a behind-the-scenes portrait of the real Iraq war.**Review—ANew York TimesNotable Book of 2012—One of Amazon's Top 100 Books of 2012 (#49)—One of Barnes and Noble's Best Books of 2012—St Louis Post-Dispatch50 Favorite Books of 2012—Paste MagazineBest Books of 2012—January MagazineBest Books of 2012—A B&N Discover Great New Writers Selection—One ofPublishers Weekly’s Top 10 Literary Fiction picks for the Fall—Finalist for Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction—2012 Montana Book Award Honor Book—Millions Notables of 2012—An American Booksellers Association IndieNext Pick—One ofKirkus Reviews’s “10 Great Books That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud”—Daily Beast’s 2012 Best Books on Today’s Wars by Veterans