Brotherhood : when West Point Rugby went to war
Pengelly, Martin2023
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Before 9/11, the rugby team at West Point learned to bond on a sports field. This is what happened when those 15 young men became leaders in war. Filled with drama, tragedy, and personal transformations, this is the story of a unique brotherhood. It is a story of American rugby and a story of the U. S. Army created through intimate portraits of men shaped by West Point's motto: "Duty, Honor, Country." Some of the players deployed to Afganistan and Iraq, some to Europe. Some became infantry, others became fliers. Some saw action, some did not. One gave his life on a street in Baghdad when his convoy was hit with an IED. Two died away from the battlefield but no less tragically. Journalist Martin Pengelly, a former rugby player himself, was given extraordinary access to tell this story, a story of a brutal sport and even more brutal warfare.
Main title:
Brotherhood : when West Point Rugby went to war / Martin Pengelly ; introduction by H. R. McMaster.
Author:
Pengelly, Martin, authorMcMaster, H. R., 1962-, writer of foreword
Imprint:
Boston : Godine, 2023.
Collation:
300 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781567927115 (hbk)
Dewey class:
956.704434092273
LC class:
DS79.766.A1
Language:
English
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BRN:
2961906