War Is A Racket
By Smedley D. Butler, Major General United States Marines, Ret.
Length47m
About this audiobook
In his essay, “War is a Racket,” Major General Smedley Butler, United States Marine Corps, Retired, delivers a scathing indictment of American foreign intervention. Drawing on his decorated military career, Butler warns of the danger presented by the military-industrial complex.
Major General Smedley Butler served thirty-four years in the US Marines. He fought in the Philippine-American War, the Boxer Rebellion in China, in Mexico, in France in World War I, and various the so-called “Banana Wars,” in Nicaragua and Haiti.
Butler is one of only two Marines to earn two Medals of Honor for separate actions. The other is Sergeant Major Daniel “Dan” Daly.
Audiobook details
GenrePolitics and Government
Length47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Imprint
2Introduction
3Chapters 1 through 5
4Colophon
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