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War Is a Racket

speech and short book by Smedley D. Butler
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War Is a Racket

Summary

War Is a Racket is a version, edition or translation[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of version_edition_or_translation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,343 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • War Is a Racket authored Smedley Butler[3].
  • War Is a Racket's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation[4].
  • War Is a Racket's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • War Is a Racket's country of origin is recorded as United States[6].
  • War Is a Racket was published on 1935[7].
  • War Is a Racket's main subject is economics of war[8].
  • War Is a Racket's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'War Is a Racket'}[9].
  • War Is a Racket's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'La guerre est un Racket'}[10].

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Authorship and Creation

War Is a Racket authored Smedley Butler[3].

Publication

War Is a Racket was released on 1935[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[5].

Subject and Themes

War Is a Racket's main subject is economics of war[8].

Why It Matters

War Is a Racket ranks in the top 5% of version_edition_or_translation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,343 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Country of origin → United States
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    Author → Smedley Butler
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