War is a Racket - Couverture souple

Butler, Smedley D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1482370778 ISBN 13 : 9781482370775

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Major general Smedley D. Butler the two time Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, given this he has been the most unexpected proponent against war. "In War is a Racket", Butler uses examples from the war to show that the rich benefits, the government pays and the poor dies.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Smedley Darlington Butler (1881-1940), nicknamed "The Fighting Quaker" and "Old Gimlet Eye," was a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps, and at the time of his death the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. By the end of his career he had received 16 medals, five of which were for heroism. He is one of 19 people to be twice awarded the Medal of Honor, one of three to be awarded both the Marine Corps Brevet Medal and the Medal of Honor, and the only person to be awarded the Brevet Medal and two Medals of Honor, all for separate actions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1482370778
• ISBN 13: 9781482370775
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 36
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg