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The decorated U.S. general who exposed war profiteering andcalled modern warfare a business scheme.
One of the most explosive antiwar documents ever written,
WarIs a Racket is the 1935 speech and pamphlet in which Major General SmedleyButler–one of the most decorated Marines in U.S. history–publicly declared thatmodern warfare serves corporate profit more than national defense. Drawing ondecades of military service in Central America, the Caribbean, and China, Butler delivers a blunt insider’s account of how financial interests shapemilitary edition restores Butler’s original text and places itin historical context with an introduction addressing his break from themilitary establishment and his role in exposing a proposed fascist coup againstPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt. The volume also includes rare photographs fromthe 1932 antiwar book The Horror of It by Frederick A. Barber and twolesser-known anti-interventionist essays by Butler that extend his critique ofwar profiteering and imperial , direct, and historically significant,
War Is a Rackethas remained in continuous demand among readers of military history, politicalhistory, antiwar literature, and investigative nonfiction. Frequently citedacross the political spectrum, Butler’s argument continues to resonate withreaders examining the relationship between war, industry, and power in themodern essential primary document for anyone interested in history, war profiteering, civil-military relations, andtwentieth-century political dissent.
Author: Smedley D. Butler
Publisher: Feral House
Published: 8/1/2003
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.22 lbs
Size: 8.22″ H x 5.54″ L x 0.23″ W
ISBN: 9780922915866
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