War Is a Racket
The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated SoldierBy Butler, Smedley D
Length3h 17m
About this audiobook
US Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler collected an award cabinet full of medals for his battlefield bravery. But perhaps his bravest act of all was to declare, after his retirement in the early 1930s, who was really winning (and losing) during the bloody clashes.It was business interests, he revealed, who commercially benefited from warfare. War Is a Racket is the title of the influential speech Butler delivered on a tour across the United States, as well the expanded version of the talk that was later published in 1935—and is now reprinted here. This seminal piece of writing rings as true today as it did during Butler's lifetime.In his introduction, Jesse Ventura reviews Butler's original writings and relates them to our current political climate—explaining how right he was, and how wrong our current system is. With an insightful new foreword by Salon.com founder David Talbot, and a new afterword by activist Cindy Sheehan, this portable reference will appeal to anyone interested in the state of our country and the entire world.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (2)
GenreHistory
Length3 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 14, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Halftitle
2Front
3Editor’s Note
4Foreword by David Talbot
5Introduction by Jesse Ventura
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6War Is a Racket
7Speeches:
8Memorial Day Speech (1931)
9Memorial Day Speech (1933)
10The War in Europe (Undated)
11Avoiding the War in the Pacific by Attending to Our Own Business (1939)
12Concerning Law Enforcement (Undated)
13Veterans’ Rights (Undated)
14Radio Addresses:: Address from October 11, 1939
15Articles:
16My Services with the Marines (Undated)
17Dictatorship? (Undated)
18The Peace Racket (Undated)
19Let’s Quit Kidding Ourselves (Undated)
20America’s Veteran Problem (1936)
21Government Aid for Veterans (Undated)
22The Chip on Uncle Sam’s Shoulder as told to Barney Yanofsky (Undated)
23War Is a Racket (Draft)
24Afterword by Cindy Sheehan
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