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War Is a Racket

The Anti-War Classic by America's Most Decorated General, Two Other Anti=Interventionist Tracts, and Photographs from the Horror of It

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An edition of War is a racket (1935)

War Is a Racket

The Anti-War Classic by America's Most Decorated General, Two Other Anti=Interventionist Tracts, and Photographs from the Horror of It

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  • 4.6 (7 ratings)
  • 42 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 8 Have read

"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."--Jacket.

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Feral House
Language
English
Pages
80

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Cost of War War Moral and ethical aspects Economic aspects War, economic aspects War, moral and ethical aspects
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Cover of: War is a racket
War is a racket: (the profit that fuels warfare) - the anti-war classic by America's most decorated soldier
2013, Stellar Classics
in English
Cover of: War Is a Racket
War Is a Racket: The Anti-War Classic by America's Most Decorated General, Two Other Anti=Interventionist Tracts, and Photographs from the Horror of It
April 2003, Feral House
Paperback in English
Cover of: War is a racket
War is a racket
1995, Gainesville, Fla., Gainesville, Fla
in English
Cover of: War is a racket
War is a racket
1984, Noontide Press
in English
Cover of: War is a racket
War is a racket
1974, Revisionist Press
in English
Cover of: War is a racket
War is a racket
1935, Round table press, inc.
in English

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First Sentence

"The U.S. government thanked the efforts of World War I soldiers with a "war bonus" of approximately $1,000 to be paid late as 1945."

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Library of Congress
U22

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
80
Dimensions
8 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
Weight
4 ounces

Edition Identifiers

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OL8355536M
ISBN 10
0922915865
ISBN 13
9780922915866
OCLC/WorldCat
52194425
LibraryThing
224651
Goodreads
198259

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OL2413847W

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Brilliantly outlines who profits and who looses from, loosing the dogs of war. A scathing critique on the nature of politics and war profits. Revealing truths about the use of propaganda by war profiteers, and the lack of support for those whose backs are broken by the war machine. This should be required reading for all those who view public office as a fruit machine.

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The U.S. government thanked the efforts of World War I soldiers with a "war bonus" of approximately $1,000 to be paid late as 1945.
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