I jusst got a copy of Smedley Butler's'War is a Racket' published in 1935ish. It's a very short book.
It's in the public domain now and reprints are available on eBay.
If you don't know who Smedley Butler is, here's a link. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
Update. It is a very short book and well worth the time to read.
It's a short, but excellent read. Butler points out that war would go away if we made it unprofitable and I seriously do believe him.
In order to appreciate it truly one has to understand that a lot of the context of WW1 because he points out a lot of financial facts from WW1.
It you want to know why he used the data from WW1 instead of later wars you are a dumbass. It was written in 1935. Open a history book and figure it out.
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