War is a Racket

Authors
- Smedley Butler
Publisher
- Jovian Press

Editions: 5
Language: English
Format
Category: Non-Fiction

War Is a Racket is a speech and a 1935 short book, by Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler frankly discusses how business interests commercially benefit (including war profiteering) from warfare. He had been appointed commanding officer of the Gendarmerie during the United States occupation of Haiti, which lasted from 1915 to 1934.

Release date

Ebook: 19 January 2018