How long does it take to read War Is a Racket?
Smedley D. Butler
War Is a Racket by Smedley D. Butler takes about 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 56 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1935. 51 pages, about 14,025 words.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Brilliantly outlines who profits and who looses from, loosing the dogs of war. A scathing critique on the nature of politics and war profits. Revealing truths about the use of propaganda by war profiteers, and the lack of support for those whose backs are broken by the war machine. This should be required reading for all those who view public office as a fruit machine.
Subjects: Cost of War, War, Moral and ethical aspects, Economic aspects, War, economic aspects, War, moral and ethical aspects
