War Is a Racket
by Smedley D. Butler
Published for the first time: 11/1/1935
79 pages, Paperback
Genres: Economics, History, Politics, Military Fiction, Nonfiction, War, Philosophy
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. 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.
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