War Is A Racket: Smedley D. Butler
War Is a Racket is a 1935 polemic by Smedley D. Butler, one of the most decorated Marines in U.S. history, exposing war as a business enterprise driven by profit rather than patriotism. Drawing on his career across Latin America, China, and World War I, Butler argues that financiers, arms manufacturers, and industrial magnates reap … Read more