War Is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier

Synopsis

War Is A Racket Is The Title Of Two Works, A Speech And A Booklet, By Retired Us Marine Corps Major General And Two-time Medal Of Honor Recipient Smedley Darlington Butler. In These Works, Butler Frankly Discusses From His Experience As A Career Military Officer How Business Interests Commercially Benefit From Warfare. After His Retirement From The Marine Corps, Gen. Butler Made A Nationwide Tour In The Early 1930s Giving His Speech, War Is A Racket. The Speech Was So Well Received That He Wrote A Longer Version That Was Published In 1935, Now Republished With A Foreword By Former Governor Of Minnesota And New York Times Bestselling Author Jesse Ventura.--amazon.com. Introduction / By Jesse Ventura -- War Is A Racket -- Speeches. Memorial Day Speech (1931) -- Memorial Day Speech (1933) -- Discovering America (1939) -- The War In Europe (undated) -- Avoiding The War In The Pacific By Attending To Our Own Business (1939) -- Concerning Law Enforcement (undated) -- Veterans' Rights (undated) -- Radio Addresses. Address From October 11, 1939 -- Articles. My Services With The Marines (undated) -- Dictatorship? (undated) -- The Peace Racket (undated) -- Let's Quit Kidding Ourselves (undated) -- America's Veteran Problem (1936) -- Government Aid For Veterans (undated) -- The Chip On Uncle Sam's Shoulder As Told To Barney Yanofsky (undated) -- War Is A Racket (draft). Smedley Darlington Butler ; Introduction By Jesse Ventura.