War is a Racket
Author | : Smedley D. Butler |
Publisher | : Feral House |
Total Pages | : 81 |
Release | : 2003-08-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780922915231 |
ISBN-13 | : 0922915237 |
Rating | : 4/5 (237 Downloads) |
Download or read book War is a Racket written by Smedley D. Butler and published by Feral House. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General Smedley Butler’s frank book shows how American war efforts were animated by big-business interests. This extraordinary argument against war by an unexpected proponent is relevant now more than ever. 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. In addition to photos from the notorious 1932 anti-war book The Horror of It by Frederick A. Barber, this book includes two never-before-published anti-interventionist essays by General Butler. 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.