Smedley Darlington Butler (1881-1940), nicknamed "The Fighting Quaker" and "Old Gimlet Eye," was a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps, and at the time of his death the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. By the end of his career he had received 16 medals, five of which were for heroism. He is one of 19 people to be twice awarded the Medal of Honor, one of three to be awarded both the Marine Corps Brevet Medal and the Medal of Honor, and the only person to be awarded the Brevet Medal and two Medals of Honor, all for separate actions. He became widely-known for his outspoken lectures against war profiteering, U.S. military adventurism and what he viewed as nascent fascism in the United States. In addition to his speeches to pacifist groups, from 1935 to 1937 he served as a spokesman for the American League Against War and Fascism. In 1935, he wrote the exposé "War Is a Racket," a trenchant condemnation of the profit motive behind warfare.

War is a Racket: The Profit Motive Behind Warfare

Literature & Fiction

Butler, Smedley

United States

World Library Classics

War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier: - Illustrated Edition -

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Critics of war are often labeled treasonous lunatics. Even those who are critical of the government are scrutinized and dragged through the mud. Young men and women volunteer to fight wars on their nation's behalf, and we should commend them for their actions, but we should question the steps to board ships and planes bound for foreign soil before their military service is required. 
Major General Smedley Butler was a 2x Medal of Honor recipient and an advocate for those he lead to war. His legacy is rich with valor in combat but also the bureaucratic fight on the homefront. From exposing war-profiteering to campaigning for veterans benefits that provide returning US troops with rich opportunities in the present day, "Old Gimlet Eye" was an American hero you surely did not read about in school. 
"War is a racket, it always has been," and it still is.

War is a Racket

Business & Money

Schueman, Thomas

Industries

Dead Reckoning Collective

Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung von Generaloberst Smedley Butlers "War Is A Racket", mit dem kompletten englischen Original in der Anlage. ,,War Is A Racket" ist ein entlarvendes Werk, in welchem Butler, der es als altgedienter, hochrangiger US-Militär wissen musste, schon Mitte der 1930er Jahre das wahre Gesicht, das Wesen des Krieges, des Rüstungsgeschäfts, der Industrie und der Politik so zutreffend beschreibt, dass es sich in nahezu erschreckender Weise auf die heutige Welt anwenden lässt. Vom amerikanischen Poeten James E. Cavanagh auf dieses Werk hingewiesen, erschien eine deutsche Übersetzung daher das einzig Richtige. Jedermann sollte dieses Buch gelesen haben. Es ist wie ein Werkzeug der Erkenntnis, welches sich auf verschiedene Epochen anwenden lässt.

Krieg ist ein Schwindel: War is a Racket - Übersetzung und Kommentierung, mit engl. Original und Illustrationen im Anhang (German Edition)

History

Europe

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War Is a Racket

Military

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