- Cost of War, War, Moral and ethical aspects, Economic aspects
Brilliantly outlines who profits and who looses from, loosing the dogs of war. A scathing critique on the nature of politics and war profits. Revealing truths about the use of propaganda by war profiteers, and the lack of support for those whose backs are broken by the war machine. This should be required reading for all those who view public office as a fruit machine.
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Spare, earnest, resolved and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Smedley D. Butler
- First published
- 1935
- Pages
- 51
- Publisher
- Noontide Press, Feral House, Gainesville, Fla
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780877001539
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