{"product_id":"brotherhood-when-west-point-rugby-went-to-war","title":"Brotherhood","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nFilled 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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSome 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJournalist 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David R. Godine Publisher Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54011878539608,"sku":null,"price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781567927115.jpg?v=1765351818","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/brotherhood-when-west-point-rugby-went-to-war","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}