{"product_id":"brotherhood-martin-pengelly-9781567927115","title":"Brotherhood: When West Point Rugby Went to War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"We're better off for having these men among us.\"--\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore 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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJournalist 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Pengelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1567927114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781567927115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Godine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/21\/2023","brand":"Martin Pengelly","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132757274879,"sku":"9781567927115","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6faaa7a2-acd5-45e7-8d27-6bab74fecf6e.jpg?v=1687482123","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/brotherhood-martin-pengelly-9781567927115","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}