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Smedley Butler
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United States Marine Corps general, two time Medal of Honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer (1881-1940)

Also known as: Smedley D. Butler, Smedley Darlington Butler, The Fighting Quaker, Смедли Батлер, سميدلي بتلر, スメドリー・バトラー

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Known works

  • War is a racket (1935)
  • General Smedley Darlington Butler (1992)
  • Walter Garvin in Mexico (1927)
  • Three generals on war