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The decorated U.S. general who exposed war profiteering and
called modern warfare a business scheme.
One of the most explosive antiwar documents ever written, War
Is a Racket is the 1935 speech and pamphlet in which Major General Smedley
Butler--one... Read Full Overview

First published in 1935, this expose by former commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Smedley D. Butler recounts his experiences as a gangster for capitalism, operating an official protection racket in Latin America and around the world on behalf of Wall Street. Butler's candid... Read Full Overview

Major general Smedley D. Butler the two time Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, given this he has been the most unexpected proponent against war. "In War is a Racket", Butler uses examples from the war to show that the rich benefits, the government pays and the poor dies... Read Full Overview

"War is a Racket" is marine general, Smedley Butler's classic treatise on why wars are conducted, who profits from them, and who pays the price ople are as qualified as General Butler to advance the argument encapsulated in his book's sensational title. When "War is a Racket"... Read Full Overview

The shocking truth about war profiteering, corruption, and the military-industrial complex. Major General Smedley D. Butler , a two-time Medal of Honor recipient and one of the most decorated Marines in U.S. history, exposes how wars are driven by profit, not patriotism. Originally... Read Full Overview

2024 Reprint of the 1935 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Butler was a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler... Read Full Overview

Dies ist die deutsche bersetzung von Generaloberst Smedley Butlers "War Is A Racket," mit dem kompletten englischen Original in der Anlage. "War Is A Racket" ist ein entlarvendes Werk, in welchem Butler, der es als altgedienter, hochrangiger US-Milit r wissen musste, schon Mitte... Read Full Overview

Major general Smedley D. Butler the two time Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, given this he has been the most unexpected proponent against war. "In War is a Racket", Butler uses examples from the war to show that the rich benefits, the government pays and the poor dies... Read Full Overview

War Is a Racket is the title of two works, a speech and a booklet, by retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two time Medal of Honor recipient Smedley D. Butler. In them, Butler frankly discusses from his experience as a career military officer how business interests... Read Full Overview

A timeless expos by Major General Smedley D. Butler, War is a Racket reveals how profit, not patriotism, drives conflict. Drawing on his military career, Butler condemns war's corruption

and exploitation, warning citizens to recognize and resist the interests that sacrifice... Read Full Overview