"We're better off for having these men among us."-Wall Street Journal
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.
| ISBN: | 9781567927115 |
| Publication date: | 14th December 2023 |
| Author: | Martin Pengelly |
| Publisher: | David R. Godine, Publisher |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 300 pages |
| Genres: |
Military history: post-WW2 conflicts Rugby Union |