War is a Racket - Smedley D. Butler

War is a Racket

By Smedley D. Butler

  • Release Date: 2018-08-15
  • Genre: Military History
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 52 Ratings

Description

Major General Butler frankly discusses from his experience as a career military officer how business interests commercially benefit from warfare.

Reviews

  • Some Things Never Change

    5
    By kenny 1988
    This book was written over 80 years ago, but it’s lessons still ring true today. Quick , short read only hitting high points but he’s right that the biggest benefactors of war pay no price for the cost of the hellish mess, while those that don’t profit(soldiers) pay the highest price—-doesn’t sound like capitalism to me and I’m all about the free market.