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War Is a Racket

War Is a Racket

By Smedley D. Butler

Round Table, 1935, 51 pp

Reviewed by William L. Langer

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War Is a Racket

War Is a Racket

By Smedley D. Butler

Round Table, 1935, 51 pp

A colorful and erratic ex-marine views his lifelong profession.

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