Americans may be shocked to learn of the plan to turn unhappy war veterans into American “brown shirts,” depose F.D.R., and stop the
New Deal.
They asked Medal of Honor recipient and Marine Major General Smedley Darlington Butler to work with them and become the
“first American Caesar.”
Fortunately, Butler was a true patriot.
Instead of working for the fascist coup, he revealed the plot to journalists and to Congress.
Historian Julies Archer here offers a compelling account of a plot that would have turned FDR into fascist puppet, threatened American democracy and changed the course of history.
This book not only reveals the truth behind this shocking episode in history, but also tells the story of the man whose courage and bravery prevented it from happening.
288 pages.