Maverick Marine: General Smedley D. Butler and the

Maverick Marine: General Smedley D. Butler and the Contradictions of American Military History

Smedley Butler's life and career epitomize the contradictory nature of American military policy through the first part of this century. Butler won renown as a Marine battlefield hero, campaigning in most of America's foreign military expeditions from 1898 to the late 1920s. He became the leading national advocate for paramilitary police reform. Upon his retirement, however, he renounced war and imperialism and devoted his energy and prestige to various dissident and leftist political causes.

Country	USA
Author	Hans Schmidt
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Reprint
EISBN	9780813126333
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	University Press of Kentucky
Manufacturer	University Press of Kentucky
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	304
PublicationDate	1998-07-23
Publisher	University Press of Kentucky
ReleaseDate	1987-07-31
Studio	University Press of Kentucky

Maverick Marine: General Smedley D. Butler and the Contradictions of American Military History