Katz, Jonathan M.

Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire

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ISBN 13:
9781250135599
author:
Katz, Jonathan M.
format:
Paperback
publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
language:
English
Publication Year:
2023
Pages:
432
Dimensions:
20.8 x 13.7 x 3.1 centimetres (0
Genre:
Biography
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£16.40

Description

Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire is a groundbreaking journey tracing America's path to global power and its lasting legacies. The book tells the extraordinary life story of a complicated Marine who served in nearly every major overseas conflict from the Spanish War of 1898 until the eve of World War II. Butler's remarkable career spanned the annexation of the Philippines and the land for the Panama Canal, leading troops in China twice, and helping invade and occupy Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Mexico, and more. Yet, in retirement, he turned against war, imperialism, and big business, declaring: "I was a racketeer for capitalism." Award-winning author Jonathan M. Katz traveled the world to uncover the personal letters of Butler, his fellow Marines, and his Quaker family, revealing how the consequences of the Marines' actions are still alive today.

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