Book Series: Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

By James Clavell

A powerful narrative which exposes the brutalities and useless suffering caused by war.

?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.

Johnny Got His Gun

By E. L. Doctorow, Dalton Trumbo

When Joe, a young American soldier in the Great War, lies helpless in hospital, he wanders back and forth through memories, struggling to retain his sanity and find a foothold in the world all but lost to him.

Johnny Got His Gun

By Dalton Trumbo

First published in 1939 Dalton Trumbo's story of a young soldier horribly maimed in the First World War became an immediate best seller. The book also became the most popular anti war book of the Vietnam peace movement.

Johnny Got His Gun

By Johnny Wraith

Johnny is just about to pull the trigger and blow his brains out, but the memory of one of Marcel Marceau's acts gives him hope.