When West Point Rugby Went to War with Martin Pengelly

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News, Government, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Martin Pengelly, Author and Washington Breaking News Correspondent for Guardian US. They discuss Martin’s latest book, Brotherhood: When West Point Rugby Went to War, 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.” Plus, examining the U.S. Army as an organization in peace times, and why the media doesn’t always have to report on two sides of a lie. Be sure to pick up BROTHERHOOD wherever fine books are found and for more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.3	And now, on with the show. Welcome back to the Lincoln Project.
0:39.0	I'm your host, Reed Galen. Today I'm joined by Martin Pengele, the Washington
0:46.0	breaking news correspondent for the Guardian U.S. Martin was born in Leeds in the UK
0:51.5	where he played rugby for Durham University and Roslyn Park FC and worked for rugby
0:56.3	news, the Guardian, and the Independent before moving to the U.S. in 2012.
1:01.4	Since then he has written about politics, books, and rugby here in America.
1:05.0	His work also is included in Sports Illustrated and the New York Times.
1:09.0	He recently published his first book, Brotherhood,
1:12.0	When West Point Rugby went to war, which is now available wherever fine books are sold.
1:17.0	Today he's joining me in studio from Washington, D.C. Martin, welcome.
1:22.0	Thanks very much for having me.
1:23.0	Thank you very much indeed.
1:24.0	I don't understand the game of rugby, but I do have some family ties.
1:28.0	My best friend from growing up was a rugby player
1:31.0	and my first cousin, Pete, was a rugby player and my first cousin Pete was a rugby player and they
1:34.8	happened to be buddies on the same rugby team in college just by total happenstance.
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