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Major General Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940), nicknamed the Maverick Marine, was a senior United States Marine Corps officer. During his 34-year career, he fought in the Philippine–American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Mexican Revolution, World War I, and the Banana Wars. At the time of his death ...
Jan 11, 2022 · Butler died in 1940, and faded from public prominence. But Katz makes the case that the life of Smedley Butler is one that we should remember.
War Is a Racket is a speech and a 1935 short book by Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how business interests commercially benefit from warfare.
At the time of his death, Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, also known as “The Fighting Quaker”, was the most decorated Marine in US history; he was the only person to be awarded a Marine Corps Brevet Medal and a Medal of Honor for two separate military actions.
Learn about the life and career of Smedley Butler, a Marine Corps legend who fought in the Spanish-American War, the Philippines, China and Central America. He earned two Medals of Honor, but also clashed with his superiors and spoke out against war profiteers and interventionism.
Oct 11, 2022 · News of the plot arose when retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler claimed that a group of wealthy businessmen had approached him with a plan to overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Jan 21, 2022 · Marine Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, twice a recipient of the Medal of Honor, became a celebrity during his career. When Butler was 45, he could see a fictional version of himself in the hit movie...
