War Is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier
Smedley Darlington Butler, nicknamed “The Fighting Quaker” and “Old Gimlet Eye,” was a major general in the US Marine Corps and at the time of his death was the most decorated marine in US history. By the end of his career he had received sixteen medals, five of which were for heroism. He is one of nineteen 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.Jesse Venturais the former governor of Minnesota and author of four national bestsellers, including 63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to ReadandAmerican Conspiracies.Ventura is the host of the television showConspiracy Theory with Jesse Venturaon truTV.