{"product_id":"war-is-a-racket-the-antiwar-classic-by-americas-most-decorated-soldier-paperback-1","title":"War Is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSmedley Darlington Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJesse Ventura\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eDavid Talbot\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUS 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkyhorse 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Ventura\u003c\/b\u003e is the former independent governor of Minnesota. He is also a former US Navy frogman, a professional wrestler, a movie actor, a visiting fellow at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Conspiracies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDon't Start the Revolution Without Me!\u003c\/i\u003e He was the host and executive producer of truTV's \u003ci\u003eConspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Stony Award from \u003ci\u003eHigh Times\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in 2010. He was also the host of the political talk show \u003ci\u003eOff The Grid\u003c\/i\u003e, which aired on RT America and online at Ora.tv. He has a reputation as a rebel and a freethinker, and he has no qualms about questioning authority. He spends half the year in Baja, Mexico and the other half in his home state of Minnesota. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Talbot\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBrothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Chessboard\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the founder and former editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in San Francisco.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756846440781,"sku":"9781510704275","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/ejhlMnpNVWVkS3pEenluQytoNThqdz09.webp?v=1776754576","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/war-is-a-racket-the-antiwar-classic-by-americas-most-decorated-soldier-paperback-1","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}