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War Is a Racket

By: General Smedley Darlington Butler
Narrated by: William Dougan
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War Is a Racket is Marine General Smedley Butler's classic treatise on why wars are conducted, who profits from them, and who pays the price. Few people are as qualified as General Butler to advance the argument encapsulated in his book's sensational title. When War Is a Racket was first published in 1935, Butler was the most decorated American soldier of his time. He had led several successful military operations in the Caribbean and in Central America, as well as in Europe during the First World War. Despite his success and his heroic status, however, Butler came away from these experiences with a deeply troubled view of both the purpose and the results of warfare.

©1935 General Smedley Darlington Butler (P)2018 Dauphin Publications
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Fantastic perspective on War

Yes yes, he is 100% correct. The war industry is indeed making tons of money, so why stop wars?? People need to wake up

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The apparent truth of it all!

Absolutely should be a must read for high school students. And college just in case they missed it. 

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Eye Opening

Not really suprising. It certainly is absolutely disgusting the way people profit off of death. Hopefully someday the human spices will evolve beyond this sort of be.

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