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Loading... Smedley (2019)by Jeff Mccomsey
None No current Talk conversations about this book.   fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |  Unfortunately, his career spanned some of the U.S.A.’s most imperialistic military actions, including involvement in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, and the United States occupation of Veracruz, Mexico. The book glosses over the problematic nature of these conflicts, especially the looting and other atrocities that occurred after the capture of Beijing. The author gives much care to humanizing the people involved in the Bonus Army protest in Washington, D.C., during the Great Depression, but the people of Cuba, China, the Philippines, Haiti and Mexico are just black hats to be cut down or outwitted. (  ) villemezbrown | Jan 16, 2020 | no reviews | add a review
Major General Smedley Butler is one of the most decorated Marines of all time and is a legend among the Corps. Coming from a background of privilege, he became a Marine to prove his worth. Through conflicts like the Philippine-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Banana Wars, and the War to End All Wars, he helped define what the Marine Corps is today. Smedley begins in the Summer of 1932. Butler is retired from the Marines and has lost his bid to be a Pennsylvania senator. When he is invited to speak at the Bonus Army encampment in Washington D.C., he arrives early to mingle with the other veterans, who press him for stories about his legendary exploits. How did he win his Medals of Honor? What was it like in China? Smedley is a man in his element as he recalls his toughest scrapes to an eager audience of World War I veterans, who we discover have a few war stories of their own. No library descriptions found. |
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