General Butler's screed crosses all ideological boundaries.
Originally printed in 1935, War Is a Racket is General Smedley Butler’s frank speech describing his role as a soldier as nothing more than serving as a puppet for big-business interests. The introduction discusses why General Butler went against the corporate war machine and how he exposed a fascist coup d’etat plot against President Franklin Roosevelt. Widely appreciated and referenced by left- and right-wingers alike, this is an extraordinary argument against war – more relevant now than ever.
This elegant new edition includes additional photos from the notorious 1932 anti-war book The Horror of It by Frederick A. Barber and two never-before-published anti-interventionist essays by General Butler.
Product details
Publisher : Feral House; Reprint edition (April 1, 2003)
Language : English
Paperback : 80 pages
ISBN-10 : 0922915865
ISBN-13 : 978-0922915866
Item Weight : 3.21 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.2 x 8.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #67,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#10 in War & Peace (Books)
#210 in Political Commentary & Opinion
#223 in History & Theory of Politics
Customer Reviews: 4.7
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