A book on war that can never be forgotten by anyone who ever reads it. A powerful anti-war document also a powerful and brilliant work of the imagination. He remains frustrated by his situation, until one day he discovers a unique way to communicate with his caregivers. He remains conscious and able to think, thereby reliving his life through strange dreams and memories, unable to distinguish whether he is awake or dreaming. He lies in a hospital bed in a fate worse than death - a quadruple amputee who has lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth and nose. Joe, a young American soldier, is hit by a mortar shell on the last day of World War I. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, large portion of rear inside flap torn away chipping to top spine edge and corner, very shallow chipping at base of spine, a few short closed edge tears aside from the torn rear inside flap, still decent looking in new archival quality mylar cover. Previous owner name neatly penned at top edge of front free endpaper no other marks. Pages and edges are clean, with clean red top-stained page edges. The novel is commonly viewed as one that promotes anti-war ideals, but when read deeper, it can be seen that Trumbo's opinions of war shed light on. First published in 1939, Dalton Trumbos story of a young American. Johnny Got His Gun, Dalton Trumbo (1905 - 1976) Johnny Got His Gun is a novel written in 1938 by American novelist and screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and published September 1939 by J. Very light surface wear to spine corners, no fraying. About the Book Johnny Got His Gun holds a place as one of the classic antiwar novels. Clean unfaded red leather-textured boards with black lettering on cover and spine.
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