Johnny Got His Gun: A Novel [MM0029]

1989 MMPB printing of the 1939 classic original, in excellent condition. National Book Award Winner, 1939. The searing portrayal 0f War that has stunned and galvanized generations of readers. An immediate bestseller upon its original publication in 1939, Dalton Trumbo's stark, profoundly troubling masterpiece about the horrors of World War I brilliantly crystallized the uncompromising brutality of war and became the most influential protest novel of the Vietnam era. Johnny Got His Gun is an undisputed classic of antiwar literature that is (sadly) as timely as ever. "A terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity."--The Washington Post. "Powerful. . . an eye-opener." --Michael Moore. "Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury amounting to eloquence."--The New York Times. "A book that can never be forgotten by anyone who reads it."--Saturday Review.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Best anti-war book I've ever read. Some chapters of this book drove me to tears at how relevant they still are. This book made me thankful for my ability to flip a page."; "This is what should be taught for units on war.. move aside Hemingway...here's the father of O'Brien, here's the desperate beat of the harshest reality of the consequences of war and the consciousness of mankind. Wow. This is probably the best book I've read in 2025."; "Horrifying and tragic. Every memory was a stab in the heart. While I understand the stream of consciousness and rants might be a difficult read for some, I think it was so vital in perfectly illustrating the author's point on what war does to an individual."; "if u still think war is the answer after reading a book like this then shame on you."