Originally printed in 1935, War Is a Racket is General Smedley Butler’s frank speech describing his role as a soldier as nothing more than serving as a puppet for big-business interests. In addition to photos from the notorious 1932 anti-war book The Horror of Itby Frederick A. Barber, this book includes two never-before-published anti-interventionist essays by General Butler.

The introduction discusses why General Butler went against the corporate war machine and how he exposed a fascist coup d’etat plot against President Franklin Roosevelt. Widely appreciated and referenced by left- and right-wingers alike, this is an extraordinary argument against war – more relevant now than ever.

Author: Smedley D. Butler
Introduction: Adam Parfrey
Publisher: Feral House
Page Count: 80pp
Size: 5.25 x 8.25
Notes: softcover
Date of Publication: April 1, 2003
ISBN: 978-0922915866