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War Is a Racket
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War Is a Racket is a speech and a 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps major general and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experienc
1935 cover from the first printing
1935 cover from the first printing
Smedley Butler
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Major General Smedley Darlington Butler was a United States Marine Corps officer and, later, an anti-war advocate. During his 34-year military career, he fought in the Philippine–American War, the Box
War Is a Racket
…War Is a Racket is a speech and a 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps major general and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses…
Butler in c. 1929
Butler in c. 1929
Second Lieutenant Smedley Butler in uniform c. 1898
Second Lieutenant Smedley Butler in uniform c. 1898
Marine Officers at Veracruz, 1914. Front row, left to right: Wendell C. Neville; John A. Lejeune; Littleton W. T. Waller, Commanding; Smedley Butler.
Marine Officers at Veracruz, 1914. Front row, left to right: Wendell C. Neville; John A. Lejeune; Littleton W. T. Waller, Commanding; Smedley Butler.
Butler (far right) with other Marines in Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1914. From left to right: Sgt. Maj. John H. Quick, Maj. Gen. Wendell Cushing Neville, Col.
Butler (far right) with other Marines in Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1914. From left to right: Sgt. Maj. John H. Quick, Maj. Gen. Wendell Cushing Neville, Col. John Archer Lejeune.